A Resolution Authorizing THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF \n \n TRANSPORTATION(GDOT) FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE CURRENT RADAR LIST TO INCLUDE \n \n MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN DESIGNATED SCHOOL ZONES AND REQUEST TO LOWER SPEED \n \n LIMIT ON DOUBLE CHURCHES ROAD IN THE VICINITY OF THE PUBLIC PARK AND NEWLY \n \n CONSTRUCTED DESIGNATED PARKING AREA. whereas, the Department of Engineering received a request from the Muscogee County \n \n School District to modify an existing school zone to include the newly opened \n \n Spencer High School on Fort Benning Road; and
whereas, the Department of Engineering received a request to modify the existing school \n \n zone for St. Luke School to include locations on 3rd Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, there are areas currently designated as School Zones that are no \n \n longer being utilized for elementary to high school use that should be removed \n \n from the current radar list; and, \n \n WHEREAS, as part of the project to construct additional parking in the vicinity \n \n of the public park located on Double Churches Road a traffic study was \n \n initiated which justified the lowering of the current speed limit form 45 mph \n \n to 40 mph.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to submit a request to the \n \n Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to modify current radar list to \n \n include moving the existing school zone to 300 ft north of Wade Street on Fort \n \n Benning Road encompassing the area of Spencer High School, to include 3rd \n \n Avenue as a school zone from 100 ft north of 10th Street to 310 ft north of \n \n 11th Street for St. Luke School, remove the school zones on Manchester \n \n Expressway (S.R. 85), Victory Drive (S.R. 520) and Double Churches Road, and \n \n lower the existing 45 mph speed limit on Double Churches Road to 40 mph between \n \n Northfield Drive and Paprika Lane.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held the _________ day of _____________ and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of _____________ members of said Council.
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