HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2779SEP-27-2001 THU 11 26 AM DEVELOPMENT CFW 81787181 6 p 02
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NO
iJRGING THE TEXAS DEPARTIVIENT OIL' TRANSPORTATION
TO NAME '7('HE I1FT 820/SH 121 IN'rEItCHANGE TITS
"WES HEALD/NORTI~EAST TARRAN'I' INTEi1CFIANGE"
WHERIGAS, Charles W `Wes" .Xleald has .retired from ]tis position as Executive Director of the
Texas Department of Transportation ('CxDOT) on August 31 2001 alter a ~i0 year career with the
Department, and
WHEREAS, while a district engineer in the Fort Worth office, Mr Fleald was instntmental to
keeping highway projects and needed fimding for the Fort Worth and Tarrant County area at the forefront of
the State Highway Commission; and
WHEREAS Mr Heald was a driving force in securing funding for the TH 820/SH 121 Interchange
as well as the continued expansion of IH 820 and SH 183, and
WYl'irREAS M:r Hea.ld &I50 served on the Regional Transportation Council .for the Fort
Worth/Dallas Metropolitan Planning Organization, where hrs concern for the development o~l'the Fot•t Worth
and Tarrant County area was reflected in his drive aa~d determination to improve the area s transportation
infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Mr Heald s life has been dedicated to the continual improvement and development of
an outstanding highway system throughout the State of Texas and he deserves recognition for his
professional achievements; and
W,k1E12. +E,AS the Ili 820/SH 121 interchange is def ned as the interchange along 1bI 820 bounded by the
Glenview Drive/Pipeline Road to tl'ie south, SH 2G and FM 1:938 (Davis Boulevard) to the Norhwest, and SH
121. to the Northeast; and
WHEREAS, it is importatrt to designate thrs interchange for the purposes of public safety designation,
traffic reporting reference, and for public information; and
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth City Council wishes to join with other cities in the area in recognizing
and honoring 1VIr F,leald s life long achievements and, to wish him a happy retirement; and
SEP-27-2001 THU 11 26 AM DEVELOPMENT CFW 8178718116 P 03
NOW, THER1wFORE, ii3E IT RESOLVED BX TIIE CITY COUNCIL OT T~ CITY OIK FORT'
NORTH, T)l+=X.AS:
1 That the City Council hereby petitions the Texas Department of Transportation to give recognition to
Chaxles W `Wes" Heald by naming the recently completed IH 820/SI•:l 121 interchange in his honor
to be known as the `Wes 1•~eald/Northeast Tarrant Interchange" and
2. That the City Council directs the City Secretary to send this resolution to the TxDOT District
1/ngincer Steve Simmons and urges Mr Simmons to take whatever action is necessary to give full
force and effect to this resolution in honor of `Wes" lleald
Adopted this 25th day of September 200]
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City Secretary
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Mayor Kenneth Barr