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RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTHS OF HIGHLAND DRIVE BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND HIGHWAY 63
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WHEREAS, the primary function of a street or highway is to serve local citizens, and
WHEREAS, these roads must also make our community an attractive market place for our trade area, and
WHEREAS, the development of new and expanded businesses on Highland Drive have created congestion that interferes with both these purposes, and
WHEREAS, the Arkansas Highway Department is receptive to providing channelized intersections at four locations on this route, and
WHEREAS, the Arkansas Highway Department has indicated that programming of a project to widen this artery to accommodate four lanes of traffic is possible, and
WHEREAS, both these projects would be most desirable from a community standpoint, and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the purposes set forth in this Resolution, the right of way width of Highland Drive between Main Street East should be widened, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Jonesboro in order to insure that setback requirements are established that would provide the necessary right of way for this project, the right of way widths of Highland Drive between Main Street and Highway 63 East is hereby extended to 120 feet and the City Council of the City of Jonesboro should pass the necessary Ordinances to effect said change.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of March, 1968.