HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-44 Opposing Flyover, West Oakland Park Blvd & SR 7RESOLUTION NO. 93 - 44
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FLY-
OVER AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST OAKLAND PARK
BOULEVARD AND STATE ROAD 7 IN THE CITY OF
LAUDERDALE LAKES, EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO THE
EXPENDITURE OF $1,800,000.00 SET ASIDE FOR A STUDY
OF THE FEASIBILITY OF A FLY -OVER; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the intersection of 441 and Oakland Park Boulevard is
the commercial hub of the City of Lauderdale Lakes; and
WHEREAS, Oakland Park Boulevard and State Road 7 are existing
six -lane, major arterials dividing the City of Lauderdale Lakes
into quadrants and providing the traffic access to the commercial
hub of the City; and
WHEREAS, FDOT proposes to spend $1,800,000.00 on a study of
the feasibility of the construction of a fly -over to move traffic
across State Road 7 on Oakland Park Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, each of the corners of the intersection are
completely developed, with operating facilities, the acquisition of
which would cost millions of dollars; and
WHEREAS, the fly -over would isolate various existing
commercial operators providing the commercial base for the City of
Lauderdale Lakes; and
WHEREAS, the construction of a fly -over would have the effect
of rerouting thousands of vehicular trips past and over the
commercial areas of the City; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure of hundreds of thousands and perhaps
more than a million dollars to study such a fly -over proposal would
be a waste of public funds because of the obvious detriment which
the construction of such a fly -over would have to the motoring
public, the commercial operators within the City and the City's tax
base;
RESOLUTION 93-44
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF PARKLAND, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Expression of Opposition: The City Commission of
the City of Parkland, Broward County, Florida, hereby expresses its
opposition to the construction of a fly -over at the intersection of
West Oakland Park Boulevard and State Road 7 and to the expenditure
of any monies toward a study of the feasibility of such
construction, believing the expenditure of such funds to be a waste
of taxpayers' money.
Section 2. Directions to City Clerk: The City Clerk is
hereby directed to send true copies of this Resolution to the
Broward County League of Cities, The Florida League of Cities, the
Broward County Legislative Delegation, and The Director of the
Florida Department of Transportation.
Section 3. Effective Date: This Resolution shall take affect
immediately upon its final passage.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND AT ITS
REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 1
ATTEST:
SUSAN ARMSTRONG, CITY
, 1993.
SAL AGLI , OR