1988-134-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, at the request of the East Texas-Gulf

Home Browse Search

RESOLUTION NO. 88-134 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, at the request of the East Texas-Gulf Highway Association, does hereby voice its support for the improve- ment of U.S. Highway 271, the "Green Carpet Route"; and, WHEREAS, the "Green Carpet Route" is a vital link in the transportation system carrying traffic from the Indian Nation Turnpike in Oklahoma through Paris and Lamar County to the Houston area; and, WHEREAS, the Texas State Highway Commission has recognized the need for improvements to this route and has wisely and generously provided for said improvements; and, whereas, three priority projects remain to complete the "Green Carpet Route": Upgrading to four lanes the three miles from Mt. Pleasant to the Franklin County line; up- grading to four lanes the forty-seven miles from the Franklin County line to Paris; and re-signing the route to a single route designation; and, WHEREAS, upgrading the last fifty miles of the "Green Carpet Route" from its present status to that of four lanes, preferable divided highway, together with necessary re-align- ments, structures, and other adjustments to assure a first class highway facility beneficial to the communities served and the general motoring public, both intrastate and interstate; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, That the State Highway Commission, be, and it is hereby requested to fund and construct the above described three priority projects remaining to complete the "Green Carpet Route"; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City of Paris pledges its cooperation and support for the completion of the "Green Carpet Route"; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Clerk of the City of Paris, Mattie Cunningham, be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to send certified copies of this Resolution to Mr. Raymond E. Stotzer, Jr., Engineer/- Director, State Department of Highways and Public Transpor- tation, 11th & Brazos, Austin, Texas 78701-2483, Mr. Bobby Myers, State Highway District Engineer, P. O. Box 250, Paris, Texas 75461-0250, Mr. David Glass, President, Highway 19 Association, 5100 Loop 286 S.E., Paris, Texas 75460. Passed and adopted this Er~c S. ll'!"T'F<:;'I"