HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.05.17 - 20243MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #12148
BY: Commissioner Jeff Matis, District 12
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 52 - SPEED
LIMITS ON UNPAVED ROADS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Public Act 85 of 2006 amended the Michigan. Vehicle Code
concerning methods for establishing speed limits on public highways,
based in part, on the number of access points within a 1-t mile segment;
and
WHEREAS as a result of PA 85 some dirt and gravel roads in Oakland
County that were posted with lower speed limits had their speed limits
increased to the 55 mph prima facie speed limit; and
WHEREAS many Oakland. County residents and municipalities have expressed
concern that the considerably higher speed limits on those unpaved
roads create unsafe and dangerous conditions for all motor vehicles,
bicyclists, and pedestrians, particularly where roads lack shoulders or
sidewalks; and
WHEREAS SB 52 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to reinstate speed
limits for unpaved roads that were lawfully posted before the effective
date of PA 85 of 2006, unless the city, village or township where the
road is located requests its county road commission to increase the
speed limit and the road commission agrees; and
WHEREAS the Oakland. County Board of Commissioners believes enacting SR
52 will promote the public health, safety and welfare of Oakland County
residents and the travelling public.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports the passage of SB 52 and urges the State
Legislature and the Governor to enact it.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall send copies of this
resolution to all Oakland County Representatives and Senators, Governor
Snyder, the Road Commission for Oakland County and the Michigan
Association of Counties (MAC).
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #12148 May 17, 2012
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.