ADOPTED - OCTOBER 10, 2006
Agenda Item No. 10
Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT TO DESIGNATE THE OLD US 27 HIGHWAY
A HISTORIC ROUTE
RESOLUTION #06-260
WHEREAS, Old US 27 offers a continuous scenic drive from Northern Michigan to Southern Florida, winding through many small historic towns, providing exposure, visitors and tourism dollars to communities along its corridor; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Department of Transportation, pursuant to the Heritage Route Act of 1993, PA 69 of 1993, is empowered to designate scenic, recreational, and historical highways in the State of Michigan; and
WHEREAS, efforts are underway to designate the original route of US 27 as a historic roadway in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida; and
WHEREAS, Old US 27 runs through Ingham County just north of Lansing; and
WHEREAS, the designation of a historic route would enhance the tourism industry for Ingham County, as well as the State of Michigan.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby supports the designation of US 27 as a heritage route in the State of Michigan.
COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Schor, De Leon, Holman, Copedge, Severino, Vickers
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/3/06