Resolution 018-1989
County Administrator
RESOLUTION NO.
018 -1989
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROVE, PRIORI-
TIZE AND SEEK FUNDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF
THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE TO THE PRESENT U. S. 1
KEY LARGO INTERSECTION POINT.
WHEREAS, it is desired to improve the hurricane evacuation
capability of the Keys portion of Monroe County, improve highway
safety and eliminate holiday traffic bottlenecks; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1.
The Florida Department of Transportation is
hereby requested to approve and prioritize the extension of the
Florida Turnpike from its current terminus to the point where
U.S. 1 presently intersects Key Largo.
Section 2. The Department is also requested to seek funding
for the extension through the use of revenue bonds in order to
preserve gas tax funds for other F.D.O.T. projects.
Section 3. The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to
forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the Department of
Transportation, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
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~n the 3~~aay of January, A.D., 1989.
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DANNY r... KOLHAGE, Clerk
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