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FESOLUTTON NO. 179
A FESCUITION Gi, THE CITY C06NCIL C_r. THF. CT_Ty OF COSTA MESA, CALTFOFNIA.
HEFEAS, the State of California, Department of rublic Works, California
Highway Commission, has heretofore declared Newport Boulevard in the City of Costa
Mesa a freeway, and
6i3EFEAS, said Department of P blic Works, California Highway Commission,
has si.bmitted several proposed designs for the construction of said freeway be-
tween 20V Street and Palisades Foad, and
4CPE FEAS, said Lenart^ent of Fi_blic Yorks, California F'ighway Commission,
in the month rf October, I -FC, changed the proposed design for said f3 eway once
again, and
WuFFAS, it is the unanimo,:s opinion of the City Council of the City of
Costa -esa that said prorosed design for said freeway between 20th Street and
Palisades Foad constitutes a Crave error wIrch worldresult in irreparable dam-
age to the City of Costa Vesa, to its people and to the travelling public, aitd
a tragic waste of State money, and
Vd7EFEAS, the City of Costa Fesa has contin-.. ed. to conduct studies on said 11
proposal and has found. that the proposed design submitted to the City by said J
Department of h;.blic 'Yorks, California HighwaY Comrission, is unsound and that
the designation of said NewFort Bo, levard between said 20th Street and said Pal-
isades Foad as a freeway is unsound and not warranted on the basis of flow of
traffic or an- other reason whats,ever.
NOW, THEFFFOFE, BE TT FESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa
Nesa that the Ferartment of h-. blic Works, Cali frnia Highway Commission, take
whatever act'on necessary to reseinc its declaration making Nei:uort Poulevard
between 20t', Street and Palisades Faad a freeway.
BE TT F 1TPEF FF,SCLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the
following persons, to -wit: all members of the California Highwa} Cormission and
to the Honorable John A. Murdy, Jr., Senator, 35th Iistrict.
PASSED and adopted tis 7th day of November, 1055. I
ATTEST:
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Cit.; Clerk of the Oi ty oS Costa h".esa
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Magor of the City of Costa Mesa
STATI. OF CAL T P'OF'I7A)
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I, A. C. S'm'AFTZ, Ci.t�- Clerk of the City. of Costa Mesa, do hereby certify
that, the above and foregoing F.esolution No. 179 was duly and regularly adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa held on the
7th day of November, 1955•
TN M7T'NESS WHLFEOF, i have hereunto set my hand and seal this 8th day
of November, 1055•
Cita Clerk and ex-of£ic'o Clerk of the
City Council of the Ci y of Costa Mesa
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