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q~~-tJ~~ m cd :3 :>t 'D ;j .jJ U) .jJ o cd-=:Ji 0..0'1 SO'I HM M:>t cdM .jJ ;j ~t-:l (]) S.jJ ~ 0 o ~ H .r-lN :>0'1 ~O'I rLlM (]) :>t ..c:M 8;j t-:l .. ~ Z.r-l o H'D E-i (]) U.jJ rLlH P::; cd P::;.jJ om U HALL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, FEBRUARY 6, 1996 The Hall County Board of Supervisors met February 6 at 7:00 p.m. from adjourned session and by published call in the Hall County Extension Room of College Park, 3180 West Highway 34, Grand Island, Nebraska. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair Tammie Stelk. ROLL CALL: Present on Roll Call were Irene Abernethy, Richard Hartman, Margaret Landis, Robert Leslie, Gary Quandt, Judy Rosenkotter, and Tammie Stelk. Present from the City Council were Steve Johnson, Todd Kehrn, Bob Sorensen, Marilyn Lueth, Richard Preisendorf, Glen Murray, and Don Mehring. Absent from the City Council were Larry Seifert, George Solt, and David Hosier. OPENING REMARKS--MAYOR KEN GNADT, BOARD CHAIR TAMMIE STELK: Stelk spoke about the need for cooperation between the City and County on the inter local agreement which is why the informational meeting was planned. Gnadt spoke about cooperative efforts with Hall County including the Long-Range Planning Committee and thanked those present for attending. PRESENTATIONS ON THE SOUTH LOCUST STREET INTERCHANGE PROJECT: A. GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WAYNE BENNETT--HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Mr. Bennett displayed a chart showing the history of this project. This project was originally discussed in the 1970's. Mr. Bennett said it's projected that in 2007 there will be four lanes to the South Locust Street interchange. He said the current efforts began in 1987 when Daniel Hostler, Hall County Public Works Director, received a verbal commitment from the Nebraska Department of Roads. The first written commitment was signed by the City March 24, 1992, and the County signed April 6, 1992. It was then approved by the Nebraska Department of Roads and the Federal Highway Commission. The Environmental Impact Study was started in July 1992 and once this study is completed the new inter local agreement can be signed and the project can proceed. B. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPRESENTATIVE DENZEL BUSICK--BENEFITS OF PROJECT, DETAILS OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT: Mr. Busick stated that transportation that brings people bring in progress. The new proposed inter local agreement will address the concerns of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Platte River Whooping Crane Habitat Maintenance Trust. There will be no commercial development in the immediate area but it will be planned development. This project will bring both state and federal tax dollars allocated for highway projects to Grand Island 1