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WHEREAS, any increase in freight trains will severely restrict traffic movements and <br />congest traffic on numerous residential streets, thereby isolating the northern residential areas <br />from Lakewood's southern commercial areas and downtown; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the present proposal before the STB means the abandonment of plans to <br />introduce commuter rail service to the Westshore Communities, a great loss to Lakewood in <br />terms of positive economic development and improved regional transportation; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Cities of Lakewood, Bay Village and Rocky River have filed a notice <br />of intent to participate with the STB so that they may become "Parties of Record"; <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That the Council of the City of Lakewood, Ohio opposes the <br />currently proposed acquisition and allocation of the assets of Conrail by Norfolk and CSX <br />Corporation that would increase rail traffic threefold on the Cleveland, Ohio to Vermilion, Ohio <br />line, thereby creating serious health and safety concerns and risks for the residents of the City of <br />Lakewood and other Westshore Communities. <br /> <br /> Section 2. That Council urges citizens of the City of Lakewood to support their <br />efforts in opposition by forwarding letters of concern to the Surface Transportation Board, <br />Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA), 1925 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20423, in an <br />effort to have these concerns incorporated into the final version of the Environmental Impact <br />Statement which will be considered by the STB prior to its final decision. <br /> <br /> Section 3. That the Clerk of Council be and is hereby authorized and directed <br />to submit a certified copy of this Resolution to the President of the United States, the Surface <br />Transportation Board, Senator Michael DeWine, Senator John Glenn, Congressman Dennis J. <br />Kucinich, Congressman Sherrod Brown, Governor George V. Voinovich, the Ohio Rail <br />Development Commission, State Senator Patrick Sweeney, State Representative Dan Brady, the <br />Cuyahoga County Commissioners, NOACA, RTA, the Regional Planning Commission, the City <br />of Avon Lake, the City of Bay Village, the City of Rocky River., and the City of Westlake, and <br />that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the meeting. <br /> <br />Adopted: <br /> <br />PRESIDENT <br /> <br />Approved: ~,'~/~t~ O?t/~'~ <br /> ../-,o// <br /> <br /> <br />