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RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION FILE NO. �
NORTH AREA COUNCIL
WHEREAS The North Area Council of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce represents
the common interests of business people in North Fort Worth and other
adjacent communities, and
WHEREAS In defining community needs and setting objectives for the North Area
Council-, it was determined that additional street and thoroughfare
development is needed to improve the transportation links between businesses
in this area, and
WHEREAS It was further determined that the North Area Council desired to take
such actions as may be needed to encourage the economic development
of North Fort Worth, and
WHEREAS Private landowners whose properties lie within the right-of-way of
Meacham Boulevard, as identified on the City of Fort Worth master
thoroughfare plan, have agreed to donate said right-of-way and to pay for the
construction of said Meacham Boulevard as required by the Policy for the Con-
struction of Community Facilities, City of Fort Worth, Texas, and
WHEREAS A prerequisite for the construction of a thoroughfare extending from
Beach Street to Meacham Field is the construction of structures bridg-
ing the railroad operations of the Fort Worth & Denver Railroad; Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad and Santa Fe Railroad, said structures also being
required for the safety of the motoring public.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the North Area
Council in lawful assembly on August 17, 1977,
favors the inclusion of said bridge structures in the next available bond
program and urges the members of the Fort Worth City Council to favorably
receive this resolution.
Jer`rJr' L. Milligan
Chairman
Fay Luttrell
� ��� Secretary -