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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 /.• Arthuz J. Schmidt city-Clerk • O GNU YB n I I e a ri NIS t.VrI ea In I rk,I.YtnI I cy.vr I aILI.oc nc.I unI.c.+ VII I n ncr._. TO rip 4:27 / ,,,I 9---- FROM CITY OF McCALL • P.O. BOX 1065 McCALL, IDAHO 83638 (208)-634.7142 SUBJECT �2V • DATE ff/�/ MESSAGE: 7.1 - _, --7e ' P14),--714--- €.-;- -7.,,Oye.4--- ce...-e"...,giel :/2 . f dez.- -sa )ILe 72,0e c"--4--c--4-19-7-1 ;;//" l I-0)/APite4 5 r e_4_,2_,--- - 716-7 (71,..... ,az:2-e 7e_e_17, (.."`"g •F‘, 'a<J2- 612,14, %/ 4 ..----- ...e...a_________ ORIGINATOR-DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE REPLY TO---0.- SIGNED REPLY 1 ..„...„ 0......e ;:_____Q• 1 S _ _ _,,d5____• __ ___, u „,,,a, Nw.,i, '( &-1-„TA-2-0-,4 • dui c").5 i Ake%.. DATE - SIGNED SEND PARTS 1 AND 3 INTACT-PART 1 WILL BE RETURNED WITH REPLY ' RMCC-868-3 RETURN TO ORIGINATOR Uo 1amos + vi.. September 4 , 1991 FOR INFORMATION: Shirley V. Mix 334-3207 6\k EgitIMMEI ()\ 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 UJ J1 U7 . .17 1.1 !'AV.V. 0 111L11+7LIA1411 iJAIL IV = UT c A Weiner 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. " -30- 09-05-91 09: 59AM FROM ST. TREASURER IDAHO P05 • r*: f4:1 bmaw STATE OF IDAHO September 5 , 1991 OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER ROOM 102. STATEHOUSE BOISE, IDAHO 69720 LYDIA JUSTICE EDWARDS 1Epg1 334-3200 STATE TREASURER 0 F'. T 1. : 411I . HE . *RSH HO_ B D HW:Y P' •J ' T 1 . Between 30 and 40 ore ethan 40 t of this free-flowing springect s providing drainage for 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 i�ogdway sinceincludes partionsud spend at eice aap7 for emergency stopping, percent grade. 4 . the roadbed istopped off with 71,000 tons of aphalt paving. 5 . In 1928 the only route from noise north tocCall wasd the old Cartwrtight Road beginning at the BOOS Basin h of the Highlands in Boise. The narrow, winding road meandered along Shafer Creek over rolling hills Horseshoe CBel ndtook . At speeds, common then, of 20-30 mph, the trip tabout a week, and blowouts were frequent because of the terrible road conditions. igit /vita; 9--Z " CITY OF McCALL P.O. BOX 1065 McCALL, IDAHO 33636 (208)-634-7142 SUBJEcr d./. e...e. .:..._ :.2.„// /Y. 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Mix 334-3207 F R MED TE EAS 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 U� UJ y1 U:l UUn1u1 1 hvlvi 01, 1ALPIQUALA iun1Lv YO 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 09-05-91 09: 590 FROM ST. TREASURER IDAHO PO4 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. " -30- .�- -- - - n-05-91 09 : 59AM FROM ST. TREASURER IDAHO ' P05 ne :ri`• ,.(€3)�= 1. ..i .'ti. STATE OF IDAHO September 5 , 1991 OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER 1IO0M 102. STATEHOUSE BOISE, IDAHO 89720 LYDIA JUSTICE EDWARDS I$p61 330 3200 STATE TREASURER 0 F . T_ i ;.0. HE . •RSE HO. B' D HW:Y P. T 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 . 09-Ci5-91 [J9, 59A Fh'uivl ST. TREASURER IDAHO ./ PO (,/ r„ " (EXAMPLE) 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.