HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-07 - Transportation PlanSUPPORTING THE PLATTE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Riverside recognizes the importance of improving and
maintaining the condition of Platte County's roads and bridges; and
WHEREAS, the Platte County transportation plan's primary goal is to enhance
general usage and safety of security roads, proposing solutions for which collector
roads, arterial roads and bridges are in most need of improvements; and
WHEREAS, the first-ever transportation plan for Platte County, in effect,
involves every road and bridge in the county, identifying 21 needed road
improvements and improvements to all bridges that have been rated deficient by the
state; and
WHEREAS, a 25 member citizen task force appointed by the Platte County
Commission has recommended a 3/8 cents sales tax for 10 years that would require
voter approval; and
WHEREAS, the tax would have a major impact on incorporated parts of the
county, generating $33 million for road improvements for each city within Platte
County and $33 million for road improvements for each city within Platte County and
$33 million for unincorporated areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Riverside pledges
support for Platte County's transportation plan.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hand in the City of
Riverside this 7th day of January, 2003.
Betty Burch
Betty Burch, Mayor