HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1986.02.27 - 10639January 23, 1986
Miscellaneous Resolution # 86002
BY: John J. McDonald, County Commissioner - District #27
David L. Moffitt, County Commissioner - District #15
IN RE: FARMINGTON HILLS - IMMEDIATE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT TO THE
M-102 AND GRAND RIVER AVENUE INTERCHANGE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, traffic congestion and capacity problems at the M-102 and Grand
River Avenue interchange have been recognized and acknowledged for a number
of years; and
WHEREAS, this interchange now serves a very heavily urbanized section of
the City of Farmington Hills; and
WHEREAS, traffic volumes and accidents have increased dramatically in the
past decade; and
WHEREAS, the City of Farmington Hills and the Oakland County Road Commis-
sion have improved Ten Mile and Grand River west of the M-102 interchange,
and the Michigan Department of Transportation has improved Grand River Avenue
east of the M-102 interchange; and
WHEREAS, the existing Grand River Avenue bridge to the M-102 freeway is
severely congested, especially during the morning and evening peak rush hour
traffic periods, almost to the point of complete gridlock, and is worsening with
the growth and development of new businesses on a monthly basis; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Department of Transportation acknowledged the need
and importance of this interchange reconstruction by the establishment of a special
task force in 1977 and held public hearings in January and February. of 1978,
receiving at that time full support from the City of Farmington Hills for proceeding
with improvements that would permit adequate traffic flow at this intersection;
and
WHEREAS, no action was taken by the State to implement any form of
improvements at the M-102 and Grand River interchange following said public
hearings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Farmington Hills in recognition of
the worsening and almost intolerable traffic conditions that exist on Grand River
Avenue at the M-102 expressway interchange has requested and urged that the
Michigan Department of Transportation take immediate steps to revive and re-
establish with priority, an improvement program for the M-102/Grand River inter-
change by passage of Resolution R-153-85, November 25, 1985.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commis-
sioners does hereby concur with the concerns of the City of Farmington Hills
regarding the needed improvements to interchange reconstruction at M-102 and
Grand River Avenue and supports Farmington Hills in its efforts to have the
Michigan Department of Transportation undertake the reconstruction of the
M-102/Grand River interchange.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be sent
to the Michigan Department of Transportation s Governor James J. Blanchard,
State Representative Wilbur V. Brotherton, State Senator Jack Faxon, the Oakland
County Board of Road Commissioners and the City of Farmington Hills.
Mr. Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
this 27th day of
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#86002 February 27, 1986
Moved by Rewold supported by Moffitt the report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Rewold supported by Moffitt the resolution be adopted.
AYES: • Fortino, Gosling, Hassberger, Holland, Richard Kuhn, Susan Kuhn, Lanni,
Law, McConnell, McDonald, McPherson, Moffitt, Nelson, Olsen, Perinoff, Pernick, Price,
Rewold, Skarritt, Webb, Wilcox -, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro,• Doyon- (25)
•NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
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COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, .
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the attached
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on February 27, 1986
with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and
that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the
whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
Counity Clerk/Register of Deeds