HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 16-91 Construction of the new Horseshoe Bend Hill segment of State Highway 55 City of McCall
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
BOX 1065
MCCALL, IDAHO 83638
RESOLUTION /6'9/
Be it resolved that we, the undersigned members of the City
Council of McCall in recognition of efforts by the Honorable
Lydia Justice Edwards, State Treasurer, do hereby acknowledge
her understanding, her persistence and her resolute leadership
in the construction of the new Horseshoe Bend Hill segment of
State Highway 55 :
And be it resolved that the Honorable Lydia Justice Edwards is
most gratefully appreciated for the many hours of work with
local officials, the State Board of Transportation, the former
Governor of Idaho, the Honorable John V. Evens, and with her
colleagues in the State Legislature, to ensure the project ' s
acceptance and realization.
And be it resolved that the Honorable State Treasurer Edwards be
recognized for facilitating the procurement of federal funds
through her entreaty to the Honorable Steve Symms, United States
Senator.
And whereas Senator Symms ' effort in the attainment of federal
funds, without which the highway could not have been achieved.
Now, therefore, be it resolved that we, the undersigned,
recognize and applaud the efforts of State Treasurer Lydia
Justice Edwards, of former Governor John V. Evans and of United
States Senator Steve Symms, and, further, do issue a public
"Thank .you. "
Further, we hereby congratulate Lydia Justice Edwards on the
fulfillment of her eight year vision, to connect the state' s
economic corridor between South Idaho and the Port of Lewiston,
and beyond, all the way to Idaho's Northernmost border and to
Canada.
And, further, be it resolved that the community of Horseshoe
Bend be commended for its progressive perspective and its
renovation and improvement efforts in anticipation of its
enhanced position as a new gateway to North Idaho.
Approved this /2—day of 1991
Attest:
Jo n J.
Mayor
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city-Clerk
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BOIS1 '4rdia Justice Edwards said today the
opening of _..ate Highway 55 route over Horseshoe Bend Hill
this month marks a turning point for Idaho ' s economic strength and
is the paramount success of her career.
"The completion of this highly visible, eight-year project is
the highlight of my professional career and I 've been monitoring
the construction of that route, every inch of it, since ground was
broken four years ago. "
Edwards announced a "Celebrate the New Road" community dinner
will honor state and county officials, engineers, contractors and
workers Sept. 16, 6 : 30 p.m. Dinner will be prepared by members of
the Horseshoe Bend Mutual Improvement Club and served in the club
(behind the Grub Stake restaurant on Boise Ave. ) at Horseshoe Bend.
The event, chaired by Horseshoe Bend City Clerk Arlene Kolar, will
be sponsored by ABC Bank. Horshoe Bend citizens will contribute
desserts .
The formal dedication ceremony of the new road will be the
following Monday, Sept. 23, 10:30 a.m. , at the summit.
"Now that we have this new route, we must congratulate the
Idaho Department of Transportation, and all those construction
people, who ran a good, tight budget and kept the project right on
sclteule . The best way to show our gratitude is to , get the
community and all those who helped together for a celebration. "
Edwards, a Donnelly resident, championed the improvement
project as a new state legislator in 1982 .
"This is Idaho ' s most important economic corridor. It links
the Port of Lewiston to Southern Idaho . With the completion of this
stretch, that corridor is vastly improved.
"Something had to be done, " Edwards continued. "That stretch
was the costliest in our whole state to maintain. And, even beyond
the tax dollar consideration, it was costing our citizens too much
in terms of delays, inconvenience and safety.
It was so costly, she added, because of unstable, lakebed
geology. It was subject to constant temporary patch jobs, and the
first sawdust fill used in the state was used there successfully,
but there were no state dollars for a permanent solution. Edwards,
who traveled the highway frequently, said she "seized the banner"
and began to round up support from county commissioners, chambers
of commerce and community leaders, from Nampa to Lewiston. After
four years of diligent work, collecting petition signatures in the
hot sun, meeting with Idaho Transportation Board members, urging
her colleagues to appropriate money and "gently harrassing former
Governor John V. Evans" , Edwards said it obtained state designation
as "high priority. "
"At that time, Carl Moore was ITD board chairman. After Gov.
John V. Evans and the board finally agreed to build the road, I 'm
sure Mr. Moore must have breathed a sigh of relief that I would no
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was approved, there was no state highway money to build it . Eight
years ago, we were in a deep recession and there were no longterm
plans for maintenance or construction of our transportation
system. "
But Edwards didn' t drop the project . She went to U.S. Ser:.
Steve Symms, who obtained emergency federal highway funding,
thereby saving Idaho tax money.
"The timing was fortuitous, " Edwards said. "If we hadn't moved
on the project then, we probably could not have obtained those
federal funds, because they are no longer available. "
"We agitated some officials, and upset some procedures, to get
the project listed on the high-priority, critical area list. We
were persistent. As a state legislator from that area, I understood
the needs of Boise and Valley Counties and the unsafe conditions
of that road.
"A wonderful organization of helpful, talented citizens and
business people evolved. A.J. Achabal, of Boise Winnemucca Stages
and Keith Stein, of Stein Distributing, and their drivers
distributed petitions, and helped pay the expenses of those who
testified in hearings . There are many more like them to thank and
it ' s time to do that, and to celebrate. "
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along Shafer Creek over rolling hills Horseshoe
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BOISE--State Treasurer Lydia Justice Edwards said today the
opening of the new State Highway 55 route over Horseshoe Bend Hill
this month marks a turning point for Idaho ' s economic strength and
is the paramount success of her career.
"The completion of this highly visible, eight--year project is
the highlight of my professional career and I 've bean monitoring
the construction of that route, every inch of it, since ground was
broken four years ago. "
Edwards announced a "Celebrate the New Road" community dinner
will honor state and county officials, engineers, contractors and
workers Sept. 16 , 6 : 30 p.m. Dinner will be prepared by members of
the Horseshoe Bend Mutual Improvement Club and served in the club
(behind the Grub Stake restaurant on Boise Ave. ) at Horseshoe Bend.
The event, chaired by Horseshoe Bend City Clerk Arlene Kolar, will
be sponsored by ABC Bank. Horshoe Bend citizens will contribute
desserts .
The formal dedication ceremony of the new road will be the
following Monday, Sept. 23, 10 : 30 a.m. , at the summit.
"Now that we have this new route, we must congratulate the
Idaho Department of Transportation, and all those construction
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people, who ran a good, tight budget and kept the project right on
schedule. The best way to show our gratitude is to get the
community and all those who helped together for a celebration. "
Edwards, a Donnelly resident, championed the improvement
project as a new state legislator in 1982 .
"This is Idaho 's most important economic corridor. It links
the Port of Lewiston to Southern Idaho. With the completion of this
stretch, that corridor is vastly improved.
"Something had to be done, " Edwards continued. "That stretch
was the costliest in our whole state to maintain. And, even beyond
the tax dollar consideration, it was costing our citizens too much
in terms of delays, inconvenience and safety.
It was so costly, she added, because of unstable, lakebed
geology. It was subject to constant temporary patch jobs, and the
first sawdust fill used in the state was used there successfully,
but there were no state dollars for a permanent solution. Edwards,
who traveled the highway frequently, said she "seized the banner"
and began to round up support from county commissioners, chambers
of commerce and community leaders, from Nampa to Lewiston. After
four years of diligent work, collecting petition signatures in the
hot sun, meeting with Idaho Transportation Board members, urging
her colleagues to appropriate money and "gently harrassing former
Governor John V. Evans", Edwards said it obtained state designation
as "high priority. "
"At that time, Carl Moore was ITD board chairman. After Gov.
John V. Evans and the board finally agreed to build the road, I 'm
sure Mr. Moore must have breathed a sigh of relief that I would no
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longer haunt his monthly meetings - because, although the project
was approved, there was no state highway money to build it. Eight
years ago, we were in a deep recession and there were no longterm
plans for maintenance or construction of our transportation
system. "
But Edwards didn't drop the project . She went to U.S . Ser:.
Steve Symms, who obtained emergency federal highway funding,
thereby saving Idaho tax money.
"The timing was fortuitous , " Edwards said. "If we hadn ' t moved
on the project then, we probably could not have obtained those
federal funds, because they are no longer available. "
"We agitated some officials, and upset Some procedures, to get
the project listed on the high-priority, critical area list. We
were persistent. As a state legislator from that area, I understood
the needs of Boise and Valley Counties and the unsafe conditions
of that road.
"A wonderful organization of helpful, talented citizens and
business people evolved. A.J. Achabal, of Boise Winnemucca Stages
and Keith Stein, of Stein Distributing, and their drivers
distributed petitions, and helped pay the expenses of those who
testified in hearings . There are many more like them to thank and
it 's time to do that, and to celebrate. "
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1 . Between 30 and 40 percent of this project involves
providing drainage for more than 40 free-flowing springs,
artesian wells and other water run-off .
2 . More than 3 million cubic yards of earth have been moved
to create the roadway' s base.
3 . the new four-lane roadway includes four truck escape ramps
for emergency stopping, since some portions descend at a 7
percent grade.
4 . the roadbed is topped off with 71,000 tons of aphalt
paving.
5 . In 1928 the only route from Boise north to McCall was the
old cartwrtight Road beginning at the Bogus Basin Road north
of the Highlands in Boise. The narrow, winding road meandered
along Shafer Creek over rolling hills to Horseshoe Bend. At
speeds, common then, of 20-30 mph, the trip to McCall took
about a week, and blowouts were frequent because of the
terrible road conditions .
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BE IT RESOLVED
that We, the undersigned members of the (City, County) (Council, Commission), in recogni-
tion of efforts by the Hon. Lydia Justice Edwards, State
Treasurer, dc,hereby acknowledge her understanding, her persist-
ence and herresolute leadership in the construction of the new
Horseshoe Bend Hill segment of State Highway 55
AND, BE IT RESOLVED that the H n. Lydia Justice Edwards is most gratefully ap-
preciated fol'the many hours of work with local officials, the State
Board of Transportation, the former Governor of Idaho, the
Hon. John Evans, and with her colleagues in the State Legis-
lature, to ensure the project's acceptance and realization.
AND, BE IT RESOLVED that the Hon. State Treasurer Edwards be recognized for
facilitating the procurement of federal funds through her entreaty
to the Hors, Steve Symms, U.S. State Senator
AND, WHEREAS Sen. Symms'e o I s resulted in the attainment of federal funds, without
which the1ighway� could not have been achieved
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE, TH' UNDERSIGNED, RECOGNIZE AND APPLAUD
THE EFFbRTS OF STATE TREASURER LYDIA JUSTICE
EDWAR ', OF FORMER GOVERNOR JOHN V. EVANS
AND OF U.S. SENATOR STEVE SYMMS,AND, FURTHER,
DO ISSUE A PUBLIC"THANK YOU."
FURTHER, we hereby congratulate)Lydia Justice Edwards on the fulfillment of her eight-
year vision, to connect the state's economic corridor between
South Idaho and the Port of Lewiston, and beyond, all the way to
Idaho's Northernmost boarder and to Canada.
AND, FURTHER, BE IT RESOLLyy`ED that the community of Horseshoe Bend be corn-
mended fob-its progressive perspective and its renovation and im-
provement efforts in anticipation of its enhanced position as a
new gateway to North Idaho.