The City of Monticello, Iowa
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, IOWA
RESOLUTION #16-123
Resolution to request IDOT traffic study evaluation Speed Limits on East
Oak Street (Hwy. 38) from Highway 151 overpass to Locust Street.
WHEREAS, State Highway 38 passes through the City of Monticello and a portion of same, between Main Street and the Highway 151 bypass is known as Oak Street, and
WHEREAS, Over the years Oak Street has seen the addition of businesses and the Monticello High School and has become a more heavily travelled road than in the past, and
WHEREAS, The City Council finds that it would be appropriate to perform a study of the traffic on State Hwy. 38 (Oak Street) between US Highway 151 and Locust Street to determine whether or not changes to the existing speed limit should be made and/or whether the State/City should begin to plan for the implementation of a turn lane or turn lanes at any point along said route.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Monticello, Iowa does hereby direct the Chief of Police and/or the City Administrator to request of the IDOT that they perform a traffic study of the sections of Hwy. 38 / Oak Street noted within the body of this Resolution.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed hereto. Done this 5th day of December, 2016.
Dena Himes, Mayor
Attest:
Sally Hinrichsen, Monticello City Clerk