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RESOLUTIDN NO. 1282 WHEREAS, there exists a strong community of interest among <br />the citizens of Texarkana, Paris, Bonham, Sherman, Gainesville, <br />Wichita Falls and Lubbock and the other intermediate cities along <br />U. S. Highway 82; and, <br />WHEREAS, there is a substantial need for a four-lane highway <br />system connecting such cities and other centers of population; and, <br />WHEREAS, such a route would connect military establishments <br />in Sherman-Denison, Wichita Falls and Lubbock with other vital <br />military establishments throughout the nation; and, <br />WHEREAS, in recognition of the advantages to be gained as a <br />whole by such a four-lane system connecting those cities along <br />U. S. Highway 82 from Texas border to border, the cities involved <br />hereby wish to show their support for the planning of such a route <br />by uniting into an organization known as the U. S. Highway 82 <br />Association in Texas; NOW, THEREFORE, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />Paris, Texas, That said City agrees in principle to the aims and <br />objectives of the U. S. Highway 82 Association in Texas; and, <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Council of th e City of <br />Faris, Paris, Texas, urges the Texas Highway Commission to initiate <br />those steps necessary to secure a detailed study that will a.ndicate <br />to the counties and cities connected by U. S. Highway 82, the route <br />that such a four-lane system would take in Texas from border to <br />border, so that right-of-way can be purchased in advance and per•• <br />manent improvements may be discouraged within said right-of.•way in <br />anticipation of the future four•»laning of this highway. <br />Passed and adopted this 9th day of September, 1968. <br />/z • ~ , L)P, e- <br />J mes R. Moore, D.S.C., Mayor <br />.ATTEST: ~ <br />H. C. Gr6ene, City Clerk <br />TO FORM o <br />APBRON)F <br />__7 • , <br />T. K. Haynes, City Attorney <br />