HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-10-22 01-413 RESOLVE(TITLE.) Resolve, Supporting State Referendum Question #3, A $61,000,000 Bond Issue to
Improve Highways, Bridges, Airports and Other Facilities and Projects.
WHEREAS, Maine's voers will go to the polls on November 6, 2001 to cast ballots on six bond
Issues on the State referendum ballot; and
WHEREAS, question 3 will authorize a $61,000,000 bond issue for improvements to highways
and bridges, public transit and ferry facilities, the development of rail, trail and
marine infrastructure, and improvements to internodal facilities statewide; and
WHEREAS, approval of this bond issue will make the State eligible far up to $120,800,000 in
mat ing federal funds; and
WHEREAS, over the past few years, the State has begun to make significant progress in
addressing the needs of our transportation infrastructure, progress which can only
continue if this question is approved' and
WHEREAS, a quality transportation infrastructure is necessary for the State to improve the
economic opportunity afforded to all of its residents, particularly those in Northern
and Eastern Maine; and
WHEREAS, among the projects included in this bond issue are a number of importance to the
Greater Bangor region including funding for: Intermodal facilities, including Bangor,
to provide connectivity to reactivated rail services and to the marine highway along
Main's coast and rivers; transit bus replacement; the State share of the Airport
Improvement Program including funding for reconstruction of the runway at
Bangor International Airport; and a variety of Improvements to roads and
highways in the region.
NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED By THE CRY COUNCIL OF THE CRY OF BANGOR, THAT
we hereby express our support for Question 3 and urge the voters of the City and throughout
our region to support this question in the November 6, 2001 election.
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OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Resolve, Supporting State Referendum Question #3, A $61,000,000 Bond Issue to
Improve Highways, Bridges, Airports and Other Facilities and Projects.
WHEREAS, Maine's voers will go to the polls on November 6, 2001 to cast ballots on six bond
Issues on the State referendum ballot; and
WHEREAS, question 3 will authorize a $61,000,000 bond issue for improvements to highways
and bridges, public transit and ferry facilities, the development of rail, trail and
marine infrastructure, and improvements to internodal facilities statewide; and
WHEREAS, approval of this bond issue will make the State eligible far up to $120,800,000 in
mat ing federal funds; and
WHEREAS, over the past few years, the State has begun to make significant progress in
addressing the needs of our transportation infrastructure, progress which can only
continue if this question is approved' and
WHEREAS, a quality transportation infrastructure is necessary for the State to improve the
economic opportunity afforded to all of its residents, particularly those in Northern
and Eastern Maine; and
WHEREAS, among the projects included in this bond issue are a number of importance to the
Greater Bangor region including funding for: Intermodal facilities, including Bangor,
to provide connectivity to reactivated rail services and to the marine highway along
Main's coast and rivers; transit bus replacement; the State share of the Airport
Improvement Program including funding for reconstruction of the runway at
Bangor International Airport; and a variety of Improvements to roads and
highways in the region.
NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED By THE CRY COUNCIL OF THE CRY OF BANGOR, THAT
we hereby express our support for Question 3 and urge the voters of the City and throughout
our region to support this question in the November 6, 2001 election.
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