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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #03101
BY: Commissioners Hugh D. Crawford, District 9
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County is a critical center of commerce in
Southeastern Michigan and recognized as the "economic engine" of the
Michigan economy, and
WHEREAS transportation and access to corridors of commerce are
necessary to enhance and maintain the economic viability of the region,
and
WHEREAS over 300,000 people from outside Oakland County travel
Oakland County roads and highways each day to work, many more people
use Oakland County roads to shop, attend schools and universities, to
access health care, and to enjoy the many recreational and
entertainment venues located in Oakland County, and
WHEREAS the "Preserve First" program recently proposed by the
Michigan Department of Transportation will defer critical road
improvements to an unknown point in time, and
WHEREAS the "Preserve First" proposal places ten (10) Oakland
County projects on hold, more than any other county in Michigan, and
WHEREAS these road improvement projects are necessary for
continued economic expansion as well as for the safety of the citizens
of the entire Southeastern region of Michigan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners strongly urges the Michigan Department of Transportation
to re-instate funding for the highway and road improvement projects
that are important to the continued growth and safety of Oakland County
residents and the residents of Southeast Michigan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
forwarded to members of the Oakland County legislative delegation,
Governor Jennifer Granholm, and State Transportation Director Gloria J.
Chairperson, we move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
William R. Patterson, Dist. 1
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Thomas F. Middleton, Dist. 4
Eileen T. Kowall, Dist. 6
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Christine Long,
Mattie Hatchett, Dist. 10
Millin, Dist. Tom M ue Ann Douglas, Dist/)12
Mar ' J.'Xnollenberg,„,Dist. 13
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Law, Dist. 17
Mike Rogers, Dist.
Pet/r H. Webster, Dist. 18
L.Menitt, 15
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a lea E. Pal.rr, Dist. 19 Chuck Moss, Dist. 20
Vincent Gregory, Dist. 21 Helaine Zack, Dist. 22
Eric Coleman, Dist. 23
David Coulter, Dist. 25
G. William Caddell, County Clerk
Resolution #03101 April 17, 2003
Moved by Crawford supported by Potter to suspend the rules and consider resolution; BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BY
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for immediate adoption.
Vote on suspension of rules:
AYES: Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Bullard, Crawford, Douglas, Jamian,
Knollenberg, Law, Long, McMillin, Middleton, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer. (17)
NAYS: Zack, Coleman, Coulter, Gregory, Hatchett. (5)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore the motion to suspend the rules carried, and the resolution
was before the board for immediate consideration.
Moved by Crawford supported by Moss the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Bullard, Crawford, Douglas, Jamian, Knollenberg, Law,
Long, McMillin, Middleton, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer, Patterson. (17)
NAYS: Zack, Coleman, Coulter, Gregory, Hatchett, (5)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on April 17, 2003,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 17th day of April, 2003.