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Request for Support for the Transportation Economic Development Fund Grant Application for Crooks Road Expansion
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Whereas, the Michigan Department of Transportation administers the Transportation Economic Development Fund - Category "A" program to promote increased economic potential and improve the quality of life through support of job creation and retention in Michigan; and
Whereas, eligible recipients include all county road commissions in the State of Michigan; and
Whereas, KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme, Inc., a manufacturer of electrical components for hybrid and electric vehicles intends to occupy a 93,000 square-foot existing facility in 2011 on Hamlin Road east of Crooks Road in the City of Rochester Hills creating 198 new jobs over the next five years; and
Whereas, VEHMA International of America, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive parts and supplies, intends to construct a new facility in 2011 on Hamlin Road east of Crooks Road in the City of Rochester Hills creating and retaining 335 jobs; and
Whereas, the reconstruction and widening of Crooks Road from Star-Batt Drive to north of Hamlin Road in the City of Rochester Hills in Oakland County, Michigan will provide for the efficient and timely movement of employees, parts and supplies to and from the facility; and
Whereas, the Board of County Road Commissioners for Oakland County, Michigan has reviewed the application for funding for the above described project; and
Whereas, the Board of County Road Commissioners for Oakland County, Michigan will serve as lead agency, coordinate the design of the project, provide staff to inspect and administer the construction activities and share in the construction costs; and
Whereas, the City of Rochester Hills agrees to participate with the Oakland County Road Commission to provide a local match, as required for all Category "A" funded projects, the amount to be determined at a future date.
Resolved, that the Rochester Hills City Council hereby supports the Oakland County Road Commission's application for Transportation Economic Development Fund - Category "A" funds for the reconstruction and widening of Crooks Road from Starr-Batt Drive to north of Hamlin Road in the City of Rochester Hills Oakland County Michigan and hereby directs that the application for funding be submitted to the Michigan Department of Transportation, Office of Economic Development.