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RESOLUTION 1985- 24 <br />A RESOLUTION DEALING WITH THE INSTALLATION <br />OF SAFETY DEVICES AT THE INTERSECTION OF <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY ROAD 84 / 170 TH STREET <br />and HIGHWAY 61 HUGO MINNESOTA. <br />TO; COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY <br />MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY <br />TRANSPORTATION BUILDING <br />ST. PAUL MINN. 55155 <br />BE IT RESOLVED. By the City Council of the City of Huqo, Minnesota, the <br />following: <br />WHEREAS, The City of Huao has experienced many many accidents at the <br />above mentioned intersection, resulting in property damage, personal injury <br />and approximately a half a dozen fatalities. <br />WHEREAS, Washinqton County in their effort to reduce the accident rated <br />at this intersection, installed rumble strips on Washington County road <br />M4 / 170th street. <br />WHEREAS, The City of Huqo recognized this intersection as a problem <br />several years aqo and installed two sodium vapor lights in an effort to <br />reduce the accident rate. <br />WHEREAS, With the above mentioned saftey measures installed at this <br />intersection. the accident rate continues to climb and on Oct, 13 1985 we <br />experienced yet another accident with personal injuries and another <br />fatality. <br />WHEREAS, On Nov. 4 1985 the Huqo City Council discussed the installation <br />of additional safety equipment at this intersection. <br />WHEREAS. On Nov, 16 1985 the City of Huqo experienced its latest <br />accident with injuries and another fatality. <br />WHEREAS, On Nov, 18 1985 two days after the latest fatality, the City of <br />Huqo received a petition with over ninety siqnatures requesting that some <br />form of signals be installed at this intersection. Petition and newspaper <br />article attached. <br />