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Item No. 11 <br />memorandum <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br />John Godwin, City Manager <br />FROM: Michael Paris, PEDC Executive Director <br />SUBJECT: SUPPORT OF DEVELOPMENT BY TXDOT ON US HIGHWAY 271 <br />DATE: January 18, 2017 <br />BACKGROUND: The Texas Department of Transportation has plans to construct approximately <br />$310 million in improvement to US Highway 271 between Paris and Tyler within the next ten <br />years. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: Future viability of the regional economy along US Highway 271 depends <br />a great deal on TxDOT implementing the planned improvements to US Highway 271 at an <br />earlier time. <br />BUDGET: N/A <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Resolution in Support of Highway 271 Development and <br />Construction Improvements by TxDOT. <br />