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JOAN ALBS ~' '" "Senate Chamber State Ca pitol
Secretary of Senate Denver,Colorado 80203
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860-3074
Denver
June 5, 1996
Weld County Commissioners
915 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80632
Dear Commissioners:
The Senate and the House of Representatives of the Second Regular
Session of the Sixtieth General Assembly of the State of Colorado
have adopted the enclosed Senate Joint Resolution No. 96-19, and
directed that a copy be forwarded to you for your information.
Sincerely,
Joan M. Albi
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Enclosure
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 96-19
BY SENATORS Norton, Ament, Matsunaka, Mutzebaugh, Schroeder, and
Weissmann;
also REPRESENTATIVES Owen, Jerke, Mace, Musgrave, and Sullivan.
CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF HIGHWAY 85 FROM GREELEY TO THE
COLORADO-WYOMING BORDER IN THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, The National Highway System focuses federal
resources on roads that are vital to interstate travel , roads
that connect to other modes of transportation, and roads
essential to international commerce; and
WHEREAS, The Greeley/Weld Chamber of Commerce, the City
of Greeley, and Weld County have requested that Highway 85 from
Greeley to the Colorado-Wyoming border be added to the National
Highway System; and
WHEREAS, The inclusion of Highway 85 as part of the
National Highway System would complete a route currently
designated as part of the National Highway System; and
WHEREAS, Highway 85 is the only such highway in Colorado
that would complete a partially designated route that is
requested for inclusion in the National Highway System; and
WHEREAS, Highway 85 provides access to the Denver
International Airport for persons from Wyoming and northern
Colorado; and
WHEREAS, This portion of Highway 85 carries an average of
9,150 vehicles per day and 3,339,000 vehicles annually; and
WHEREAS, This portion of Highway 85 continues to be used
as a significant route by the trucking industry, carrying an
average of 300,577 trucks annually; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixtieth General
Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives
concurring herein:
That the Colorado General Assembly supports the inclusion
of Highway 85 from Greeley to the Colorado-Wyoming border as
part of the National Highway System.
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be
sent to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the
Greeley/Weld Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor of the City of
Greeley, the Wyoming Legislature, the Weld County Commissioners,
and the Federal Highway Administration.
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PRESIDENT OF SPEAK OF T OUSE
THE SENATE OF EPRESE ATIVES
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oan M. Albi u it o rigue
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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