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9~r:-{)~ ~ John Amick, with the Historical Society spoke to the board on the resolution required for the grant application, ISTEA funds, with the Nebraska Department of Roads. This is for the Murdock Mormon Trail Site near Alda. Quandt made a motion and Hartman seconded to approve Resolution #960003. Abernethy, Hartman, Landis, Leslie, Quandt and Stelk all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. .- RESOLUTION # 1f~~o~~ WHEREAS, the Hall County Board of Supervisors desires to encourage the preservation of history in Hall County, Nebraska; and WHEREAS, the Hall County Historical Society has proposed a plan and submitted an application to the Nebraska Department of Roads regarding the purchase and preservation of a 2.4 acre piece of property in Hall County known as the Murdock - Mormon Trail Site; and WHEREAS, the Murdock - Mormon Trail Site is unique insofar as it is the only known site in Hall County where the ruts and depressions of the Mormon Trail, (a.k.a. the California - . Overland Trail, and the Omaha - Fort Kearny Road) still exist; and . . WHEREAS, such site was surveyed by the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1991, (Bozell and Ludwickson Report - March, 1991) and found to be historically significant; and WHEREAS, the Hall County Historical Society acted to preserve the site by entering into a purchase agreement with the owner of the site, in which the Hall County Historical Society agreed to pay $24,000 for the 2.4 acre site; and WHEREAS, the Hall County Historical Society, after consideration and debate agreed to borrow $24,000 to finance the purchase of the site, such funds were borrowed and used to close the purchase on October 16, 1995; and WHEREAS, the Hall County Historical Society is in the process of raising funds. to eliminate the debt it incurred in the purchase of the site, and to raise additional funds for the long- term preservation and interpretation of the site for the general public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Hall County Board of Supervisors agrees to support and sponsor an application by the Hall County Historical Society that was submitted to the Nebraska Department of Roads on or about June 30, 1995. The purpose of such application is to obtain funds for the historical preservation of the site and, if possible, to acquire additional funds to pay a portion of the debt incurred by the Hall County Historical Society in the purchase of the site. Passed and adopted this 23rd day of January, 1996. Au..~~~ ~ Hall County Board Chair Tammie Stelk BY: '.\.""1;r<,.'~ ~"'-~ ~.