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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE
SUPPORTING THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
RECOVERY ACT "TIGER" PROGRAM GRANT APPLCIATION FOR THE STATE
ROUTE 70 OPHIR RD INTERCHANGE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Butte County Boazd of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of
California, support the Butte County Association of Governments {BCAG) American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act {ARRA) -Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
"TIGER Discretionary Grant" proposal for the State Route 70/4phir Road Interchange Project;
WHEREAS, Butte County is the largest County in California not yet served by a
continuous four-lane freeway in California and as a result will be at a disadvantage in attracting
businesses to the region;
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors wish to communicate the urgency
in acquiring economic stimulus funding to address the economic challenges faced by the region,
as well as, the safety and operational concerns the project proposes to address, such as, the high
rate of accidents and broadside collisions currently experienced by rural at-grade highways;
SE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of
California, that the Director of Public Warks is hereby authorized to submit on behalf of the
County of Butte any supporting documentation for the State Route 70/4phir Road Interchange
Project grant application efforts for the purpose of securing funds to the region.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of
California, this a~ day of ~ , 2009, by the following vote:
AYES• Supervisors Dolan, Kirk, Lambert, Yamaguchi, and Ghair Donnelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
ATTEST:
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Biil Connelly, Chair,
Butte County Board of Supervisors
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