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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION 84-21 <br /> <br />~ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS <br /> <br /> <br />REQUESTING THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br /> <br />TO COMPLETE THE STATE HIGHWAY 225 FREEWAY SYSTEM FROM THE WEST CITY <br /> <br /> <br />LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DEER PARK TO STATE HIGHWAY 146. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />WHEREAS, State Highway 225 is a major thoroughfare which travels <br />through the City of La Porte, Texas, and, <br />WHEREAS, the population in the City of La Porte and the surrounding <br />areas has grown tremendously in the past several years greatly <br />increasing automobi:e traffic upon State Highway 225; and, <br />WHEREAS, industry has expanded within the area and particularly on <br />Battleground Road and the Port of Houston Authority property in <br />Morgan's Point al~ of which has tremendously increased truck traffic <br />upon State Highway 225; and, <br />WHEREAS, the increased automobile and truck traffic has caused an <br />increase in traffic accidents which endanger the lives and property of <br />all persons who travel upon State Highway 225; and, <br />WHEREAS, State Highway 225 affords all persons in the City of <br />La Porte, Texas, and surrounding areas the only exit from the area in <br />case of an emergency that might affect the area; and, <br />WHEREAS, an immediate need exists for the completion of the freeway <br />system upon State Highway 225, NOW, THEREFORE, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas requests that the <br />Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation begin immediate <br />plans and funding to complete the freeway system upon State Highway 225 <br />from the West City Limits of the City of Deer Park to State Highway <br />146. <br />DULY RESOLVED this /1;t1,day of October, 1984, by unanimous vote of <br />the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br />