IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION urging the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation to approve Jackson County's grant application for the Rock Island Corridor Acquisition, Phase I Implementation and Construction Project.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18459, April 1, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett and Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the construction of a modernized regional transit system has the potential to create significant economic and business development in the Jackson County region; and,
WHEREAS, this transit system will stimulate job growth throughout the area by providing our citizens with increased mobility and access; and,
WHEREAS, acquiring the necessary funds to purchase this right-of-way would assist Jackson County in improving our community's regional transportation and trails systems; and,
WHEREAS, the Rock Island corridor provides the primary connection point for Jackson County to the Katy Trail and communities along this corridor; and,
WHEREAS, Jackson County officials urge the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation, to approve Jackson County's grant application for the Rock Island Corridor Acquisition; and,
WHEREAS, approval of this grant application is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature urges the approval the County's grant application for the Rock Island Corridor Acquisition, Phase I Implementation and Construction Project.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18459 of April 1, 2014, was duly passed on April 1, 2014 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________9__________ Nays _________0__________
Abstaining _____0__________ Absent ________0__________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature