HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2096 - In support of improvements at the SR531/I-5 Overpass•j"\,
RESOLUTION No.109Cz
A RESOLUTION OFTHECITYOF MARYSVILLE
IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVEMENTS ATTHE SR5311
1-5 OVERPASS
WHEREAS,growth in our area has added many more vehicles to our
roads, and the amount of freight and goods traveling throughout the City of Marysville,
City of Arlington,Smokey Point and Lakewood area has substantially increased over the
last decade; and
WHEREAS,there has been no significant increase in investment to
improve the City and adjacent County transportation infrastructure during that time
frame; and
WHEREAS,cities and counties lack funding to fix dangerous
intersections and to adequately maintain,preserve and improve city and county streets;
and
WHEREAS,the overpass at State Route 531 (Innd St. NE) and Interstate
5 is inadequate and causes delays and backups,increases the frequency of automobile
accidents, and delays emergency vehicles traveling over that overpass and through nearby
intersections,especially including the intersection of State Route 531 (lnnd St. NE) and
Smokey Point Boulevard; and
WHEREAS,the City of Marysville will have difficulty meeting
concurrency requirements of the Growth Management Act,which mandates that adequate
infrastructure,including roads, be in place before development occurs, unless the
overpass at State Route 531 (Innd St. NE) and Interstate 5 is replaced and upgraded; and
WHEREAS,the City's business community,commerce and the City's
resulting economic health and development,is harmed if customers,delivery personnel,
and employees cannot quickly and efficiently access Marysville places of business; and
WHEREAS,industrial development at the Arlington Municipal Airport is
a major part of the local economy which cannot proceed without overpass improvements
at State Route 531 (lnnd St. NE) and Interstate 5; and
WHEREAS,the overpass at State Route 531 (lnnd St. NE) and Interstate
5 is a project with substantial economic benefit on all of north Snohomish County, and
deserves the highest priority on Washington State Department of Transportation project
lists;
NOW,THEREFORE,BEIT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Marysville,Washington,as follows:
I. The City supports efforts to find funding from local, state, federal and
private sources to fund the critical and necessary transportation
improvements for the North Marysville!Arlington area including State
Route 531 (lnnd St. NE) and Interstate 5;
2. The City urges all elected officials,including the Arlington and Marysville
City Councils, the Snohomish County Council, the Tulalip Tribes, our
Washington State Representatives and Senators, and our U.S.
Congressional delegation,to work together to find a way to take the
necessary political and financial steps to fund and construct the overpass
improvements at State Route 531 (Innd St. NE) and Interstate 5; and
3. The City Council urges all ofthe citizens and business owners of
Arlington,Marysville and unincorporated north Snohomish County and
the Tulalip Tribes to find ways to make the public and our local, state and
national leaders aware of the critical need for the overpass improvements
at State Route 531 (lnnd St. NE) and Interstate 5.
APPROVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Marysville this
.;z"~day of ~, 2003.
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
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DAVID A. WEISER,Mayor
ATTEST:
, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: