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; Urging the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission to ~c~
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C? WHEREAS, ISTEA promotes unified planning, design and land use ~
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C~ WHEREAS, ISTEA state that et least ten percent of all Surface ~J
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WHEREAS, ISTEA is currently funded at about 80 percent of
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WHEREAS, MHTC has already developed a process for soliciting and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Aldermen of
Riverside, Platte County, h(iaaouri, as follows:
That the Board of Alderman hereby urges the Missouri Highway and
Transportation Commission to take action to conform to the
spirit, intent and language of Intermodal-Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 by agreeing to proceed with the
programming and release of fund for enhancement protects within
the state of Mi
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