ADOPTED - APRIL 10, 2001

Agenda Item No. 2

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE INGHAM COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION'S APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE CRITICAL BRIDGE FUNDS TO REPLACE THE

OLD PLANK ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE GRAND RIVER IN ONONDAGA TOWNSHIP

RESOLUTION #01-98

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Road Commission has jurisdiction of the Old Plank Road Bridge over the Grand River in Onondaga Township, Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the Old Plank Road Bridge has deteriorated to the point where the structure only allows vehicles weighing 15 tons or less to cross the bridge which makes it restrictive to fire engines and most trucks, other than pickup trucks; and

WHEREAS, the Road Commission is required to submit its application for critical bridge funds to the Michigan Department of Transportation by June 1, 2001 and the Board of Commissioners, recognizing the importance of this project, wishes to express its support of the application for federal and state critical bridge funds.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts this resolution in support of the Road Commission's application for federal and state critical bridge funds to replace the Old Plank Road Bridge over the Grand River in Onondaga Township.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners urges strong consideration of the application during the review process as the safety and convenience of this bridge is of paramount importance to the well-being of the general public and specifically to the residents of Ingham County.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Stid, Celentino, Minter, Swope, De Leon

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 4/3/01