ADOPTED - OCTOBER 10, 2006

Agenda Item No. 10

 

Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT TO DESIGNATE THE OLD US 27 HIGHWAY

A HISTORIC ROUTE

 

RESOLUTION #06-260

 

WHEREAS, Old US 27 offers a continuous scenic drive from Northern Michigan to Southern Florida, winding through many small historic towns, providing exposure, visitors and tourism dollars to communities along its corridor; and

 

WHEREAS, the Michigan Department of Transportation, pursuant to the Heritage Route Act of 1993, PA 69 of 1993, is empowered to designate scenic, recreational, and historical highways in the State of Michigan; and

 

WHEREAS, efforts are underway to designate the original route of US 27 as a historic roadway in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida; and

 

WHEREAS, Old US 27 runs through Ingham County just north of Lansing; and

 

WHEREAS, the designation of a historic route would enhance the tourism industry for Ingham County, as well as the State of Michigan.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby supports the designation of US 27 as a heritage route in the State of Michigan.

 

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Schor, De Leon, Holman, Copedge, Severino, Vickers

     Nays:  None                        Absent:  None          Approved 10/3/06