01-17
RESOLUTION NO. 01-17
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, OPPOSING THE SIX-LANING OF KEENE
ROAD BEnNEEN GULF TO BAY BOULEVARD AND
DREW STREET IN CLEARWATER AND URGING THE
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TO
DECREASE SAID SECTION TO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR
LANES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) plans for the Keene
Road improvements include six-Ianing Keene Road between Gulf to Bay Boulevard and
Drew Street; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission opposes the six-Ianing of this section of Keene
Road because of adverse impacts to the neighborhoods and Skycrest Park; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to reduce the adverse impacts to
neighborhoods and Skycrest Park by urging the MPO to reconsider the design of
Keene Road between Gulf to Bay Boulevard and Drew Street; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
. Section 1. The City Commission hereby opposes the expansion of Keene Road
to six lanes between Gulf to Bay Boulevard and Drew Street and urges the Metropolitan
Planning Organization to reduce said section of Keene Road to a maximum of four
lanes.
Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution
to the Metropolitan Planning Organization and to the Board of County Commissioners
of Pinellas County.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of Mav
,2001.
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Approved as to form:
ga~.ikin, City Attorney
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Cyn .ra~_._ Goudea~,1- citY Clerk
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Resolution No. 01-17