1988-134-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, at the request of the East Texas-Gulf
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
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STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF LAMAR ~
I, Mattie Cunningham, hereby certify that I am the duly
appointed, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, and as such I have in my possession in
the Office of City Clerk of the City of Paris, all of the
ordinances, resolutions and minutes of the City Council of
the C.i ty of Paris, and that the foregoing Resolution No.
88-134, is a true and correct copy of the original of said
instrument, which was passed by the City Council on the 29th
day of December, 1988.
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r attie Cunningham, Ci y er
City of Paris, Paris, Texas