ADOPTED - MAY 14, 2002

Agenda Item No. 9

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR CRITICAL BRIDGE FUNDING FOR THE HAGADORN ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE RED CEDAR RIVER IN MERIDIAN CHARTER TOWNSHIP

RESOLUTION #02-125

WHEREAS, Hagadorn Road from the City of Mason to the Red Cedar River, including the bridge over the river is under the jurisdiction of the Ingham County Road Commission; and

WHEREAS, the bridge is functionally obsolete and need to be widened so that the intersection of Hagadorn Road and Grand River Avenue can operate efficiently; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Road Commission made application for critical bridge funding to rehabilitate or replace the bridge back in 1984, but have not been successful; and

WHEREAS, the bridge's ranking has gone from 61^st on the 1999 funding list to 75^th on the 2002 funding list; and

WHEREAS, to assist the Road Commission in obtaining critical bridge funding, the Road Commission is requesting that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopt this resolution supporting their request to apply for federal and state critical funds.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of commissions hereby supports the submission of an application for critical bridge funds by the Ingham County Road Commission for the replacement of the Hagadorn Road Bridge over the Red Cedar River located in Meridian Charter Township identified as: MDOT Bridge ID B01 of 33-2-0007303, Structure No. 3877. Sections 17 and 18 of Meridian Charter Township, Ingham County, Michigan.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: Yeas: Swope, Lynch, De Leon, Celentino, Severino Nays: None Absent: None Approved 5/7/02