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