4333 - 64 request to remove freeway sign at west end of Clifton

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No. AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION memori~ Honorable James Ao Rhodes, Governor of the State of Ohio and the Director of Highways, Mro Po Eo Masheter, to take immediate action to remove the freeway sign recently erected by the Department of Highways of the State of Ohio at the westerly end of Clifton Boulevard in the City of Lakewood. WHEREAS, The Department of Highways of the State of Ohio has recently erected a traffic directional sign at the westerly end of Clifton Boulevard in the City of Lakewood, and, WHEREAS, Said sign completely spans said Clifton Boulevard from the northerly curb to the southerly curb thereof, and, WHEREAS, Said Clifton Boulevard is entirely residential in character and the traffic permitted by law thereon is boulevard traffic only, and, WHEREAS, The maximum speed at which traffic is permitted to travel thereon throughout its entire length is thirty-five (35) miles per hour, and, WHEREAS, Said sign is intended to control the flow of traffic at a very simple, uncomplicated turn-off, and, WHEREAS, Said sign is larger, more costly and much less attractive than necessary to serve its intended purpose, and, WHEREAS, The residents in the immediate area of said sign are greatly exercised over the presence of said sign and have vociferously made their displeasure known to this Council of the City of Lakewood, and, WHEP~AS, The continued presence of said sign can result only in destroying property values in the immediate area thereof, and, WHEREAS, This sympathy with the property the presence of said sign, WHEREAS, This Council is in complete agreement and owners and residents affected by and, Council is of the opinion that the best interests of the City of Lakewood, its residents and property owners as well as the interests of the motorists travel- ing upon said Clifton Boulevard would best be served by the removal of said sign; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: