1972-4917r
R~,SOLUTIOi~T NO. 4917
Ri~SOLUTIO~~i ~:EOUESTING FEASIBILITY STUDY
FOR PEDESTi?IA~T BRIDCaE OVER IilGr~i~TA~' 30
WrIL~.REAS, the construction of Highway 36 effectively st~parated and isolated
the residential neighborhood to the East of t'_~is highway from Taft Park located in a
c;eneral area along INighvvay 36 and t;brth of 63rd Street and,
vV.-tIEREAS, t'_ne city has determined to develop `iaft Park into a major Lolayfiel.d
and recreational area v+rith construction to occur i.n 1973. anal,
~~THEREAS neighborhoods designed to be served by this facility is that
ne:Cghborn.ood East of Highway 36 and
V~THEREAS the city has :indicated a willingness to participate in tha cost of
such a bridge in the event that it is finally constructed,
NO~,/V THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield
that the State Highv`ray Department be requested to conduct a feasibility study of
the construction of such a pedestrian overpass and to repa~~t the results of .such a
study to the City Council,
BE TT FURTI-IER RESOLVED that the -City i'•rTanager is directed to send a copy of
this resolution to the. Commissioner of Highways with the raquest that such a study
be cond~zcted as quickly as possible so that "there can b~ consideration of the
construction of such an overpass at an early date.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 26th day of February,
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1973 rt.
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.ATTEST;
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Thamas j, NTordn, City Clerk