86R12822 CLE-D
By: Muñoz, Jr. H.C.R. No. 70
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) is the federally funded transportation planning
entity for Hidalgo County; and
WHEREAS, Transportation planning decisions made by the
Hidalgo County MPO reflect the priorities of its planning partners,
which are the cities within the urbanized area of Hidalgo County;
the Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Hidalgo, Mission,
McAllen and Edinburg; and
WHEREAS, The City of Hidalgo proposes to include Produce Road
between State Highway 115 and State Highway 336 in the Hidalgo
County MPO Thoroughfare Plan for future planning purposes; the
roadway serves as a collector of commercial truck traffic between
the two state highways and needs to be improved; and
WHEREAS, The Hidalgo City Council has passed a resolution of
support to direct city staff to include Produce Road as a priority
in the city's thoroughfare plan and to urge the Hidalgo County MPO
to include the roadway in the Hidalgo County MPO Thoroughfare Plan;
and
WHEREAS, The Hidalgo County MPO Thoroughfare Plan identifies
roadways that need to be improved to meet the county's future
transportation needs, and the inclusion of Produce Road would
benefit area residents; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby respectfully urge the Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning
Organization to include Produce Road in the Hidalgo County MPO
Thoroughfare Plan; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward a copy of
this resolution to the director of the Hidalgo County MPO.