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RESOLUTION NO.
70-5
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A UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTE, TEXAS, URGING THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO PROCEED
WITH PLANS FOR A BRIDGE CROSSING OF THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL ON
STATE HIGHWAY 146; URGING HARRIS COUNTY, CHAMBERS COUNTY, THE
CITY OF BAY TOWN , AND THE LA PORTE-BAYSHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO JOIN IN THIS EFFORT; DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE
CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATOR TO FORWARD CERTIFIED COPIES OF SAME TO THE TEXAS
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, COUNTY OF HARRIS, COUNTY OF CHAMBERS, CITY
OF BAYTOWN, AND LA PORTE-BAYSHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Bay town-La Porte Tunnel is presently oper-
ating at near capacity level, and will be unable to handle the
volume of traffic which will flow through it in the immediate
future; and
WHEREAS, initial planning by the Texas Highway Department
~- has indicated that expansion of the present tunnel and/or the
installation of additional tunnel facilities are not econom-
ica11y feasible, due to the or~gina1 cost and costs of con-
tinued maintenance; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Commission hereby urges that
the Texas Highway Department move forward with the proposal to
erect a bridge over the Houston Ship Channel at State Highway
l46; that a determination of the right of way needs be made as
soon as possible, and that such right of way be acquired
before the area is built up.
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Section 2. That the City Commission hereby u!ges the
Commissioners Courts of the Counties of Harris and Chambers,
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the City Council of the City of Bay town, and the La Porte-
Bayshore Chamber of Commerce to join in this effort by for-
warding additional resolutions in support of this request.
Section 3. That the Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to execute and the City Clerk to attest this
resolution for and on behalf of the City Commission of the
City of La Porte.
Section 4. That the City Administrator is hereby
authorized and directed to forward certified copies of this
resolution to the Texas Highway Department, the Commissioners
Courts of the Counties of Harris and Chambers, the City
Council of the City of Bay town, and the La Porte-Bayshore
Chamber of Commerce.
Section S. This resolution shall become effective from
and after its pass~ge by the City Commission of the City of
La Porte, Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 28th day of September, A.D. 1970.
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I hereby certify that attached is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the City Commission at its
meeting July 6, 1970, at La Porte, Texas.
City Clerk
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