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• <br />• <br />rexA0 <br />City of La Porte <br />Established 1892 <br />POSITION PAPER ON FARRINGTON BLVD. EXTENSION <br />September 14, 1998 <br />The City's plan for the extension of Farrington Blvd. consists of building a 28400t wide <br />two-lane road with open ditches to go from Glen Meadows Subdivision to North "H" Street. We <br />-have set aside $321,000 for this project. <br />This extension is not a four -lane hihway. The City's Comprehensive Plan as -adopted in 1984 <br />recognized the lack of roads in La Porte that had a south to north access. The'plari4f that time <br />recommended Underwood Road, Bay Area Blvd. and Farrington Blvd.`�some day ga`through to <br />State Highway 225. The City does not see Farrington Blvd. being extended to SH 225 .within the <br />next 15 to 20 years and this plan may even be changed as a result of f City,i current effort`to . <br />update the, I984;Compcehensive,Phim Jt is out�behef that;once:Bay-A'rea Blvd is built and <br />11 <br />improved,'it.will eliinate the need to build FarringtonBlvd. through to S i"225: <br />m' <br />F <br />Within the next 2 to 6 months, neighborhood meetings will take :pia 'throughout the City: to <br />... y„ <br />receive input on what, changes or additions are `needed within the Cit 's Comprehensive Plan <br />This is the proper forum to change the'., City'.s future road systems.: �- A' citizens' committee <br />worlang with a consultant then will recommend changes to the City Council. <br />A public meeting is scheduled for October 27, 1928 -at_7;QD_Vm at Sylvan Beach Conference <br />Center to discuss how to proceed in updating the City's Comprehensive Plan and to receive <br />public input on matters that need to be looked at within the Comprehensive Plan. <br />Sincerely, <br />Norman Malone <br />Mayor <br />P.O. Box 1115 • La Porte, Texas 77572-1115 • (281) 4�1-5020 <br />