HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1972 (78) R-1,:lSl--�LVTM.`7 NO. I �
there is proj-oscd that a new interstate brie-,-e be constructed in the.
Yinne.sGt2. area,
;m P.S no decision has been TE.Je as to the location of the propoFeri nn, bric';;c,
'747,7`19 the Brost s---,j-table and lo,,.-,ical site lies scmth of the present interstate
NUAT Tz727,70RE PE IT that tl-je St. Cro*,x County Board of Supervisors does
enlorse and recw---end the brig7e site proposed an,3 1,7-Ln south of the present
irft,�rst2te bride at Stills,atpr, Hinnesota.
-Dated this 'Ctll c5ev c" February 7- 7),
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RESOLUTION
Proposed St. Croix River Bridge Site
WHEREAS the Oak Park Heights Village Council did at their regular
meeting on January 10, 1972 unanimously oppose the St. Croix River
bridge site crossings that have been proposed and lying north of the
present interstate bridge at Stillwater, Minnesota;
WHEREAS the scenic grandeur and historic culture of a natural
recreation area would be seriously damaged, if not totally destroyed,
by said bridge and the usual commercial appurtenances that accompany
these structures; and,
WHEREAS in the interest of ecology and preserving the environment
and natural beauty of the St. Croix Fiver Valley as it now exists north
of the present interstate bridge, and fully realizing the dire need for
a new bridge to be so 3..:>oated as + ser-.le the bulk of today's popula-
tion; and,
WHEREAS a more suitabl. a. d -logical site does exist south of the
present interstate brie?ce that L..,, Ilr; have a nominal effect on the afore
mentioned natural resoijrces and ., ..i"d better provide the needed convey-
ance to the population of the area as well as interstate traffic;
NOW THEREFORE be it rived that the Oak Park Heights Village
Council does unanimously en.a,>rse anc recommend the bridge site proposed
and lying south of the present. inter mate bridge at Stillwater, Minnesota.
This resolution was Dassed by Mayor and Council of the Village of
Oak Park Heights January 10., 1972.
Raymond N. Johnson, Mayor
John P. Groth
Donald J. Mondor
George A. Monty
Franklin 0. Sommerfeldt
Attestr.� f t.a7cE �
Kj6n Heuer, Clerk-Treasurer
Office of: F. VERNA STOHLBERG V
County Clerk of St. Croix Count
HUDSON, WISCONSIN 54016 i
Post Office Box 186 Phone 386-5581 - Ext. 46
BERNICE PETERSON MARLENE KVARNES EDYTHE BURNLEY
First Deputy Second Deputy Telephone Operator
March 2, 1472
Raymond N. Johnson, Mayor
Village of Oak Park Heights
Stillwater, Vim,.
Dear !,r. Johnson:
Enclosed you sill find a copy of a resolution adopted by the St. Croix
County Board of Supervisors at their Feb. 28th session in support of
the St. Croix River hridne location bein ; South of the present Bridge.
Very truly yours,
F. Verna Stohlberg
St. Croix County Clerk