19-2898. Same; resolution by park boards; contents; approval of county commissioners; engineering report and recommendations.
19-2898
19-2898. Same; resolution by park boards; contents; approval of county
commissioners; engineering report and recommendations.
Whenever, any county park board of commissioners certifies by
resolution, in writing, to the board of county commissioners of any such
county, that the fenced county park and recreational area, then containing
over eight (8) miles of park drives, in the county park has been visited,
patronized and used by an average of five hundred thousand (500,000)
passenger vehicles during each of the past five (5) years and the traffic
is increasing to the extent that congestion and traffic hazards develop at
the entrances and exits necessarily located on one end of the public park,
which by reason of topographical conditions make it impractical to provide
additional entrances and exits without excessive cost and that acquisition
of additional land to enlarge the park to connect with one or more existing
public roads, would greatly convenience and serve persons seeking
recreation in such county park, together with other information and
recommendations deemed proper and in the public interest by such county
park board of commissioners. Thereupon, it shall be the duty of such board
of county commissioners to carefully examine said resolution, verify the
facts and make findings relating to vehicular traffic congestion and
hazards, if any.
In the event such board of county commissioners approve the
recommendations of the county park board of commissioners and deem it
advisable to remedy vehicular traffic congestion and hazards, if found to
exist, it shall be the further duty of such board of county commissioners
to appoint one or more competent and experienced park engineers and
planners to make a reconnaissance to determine most economical and
practical way to correct the traffic problems and whether or not it would
be best to enlarge the public park in any direction to connect with one or
more existing public roads in the county, build park drives and additional
vehicular entrances and exits to the county park and furnish preliminary
estimate of cost, less cost of land to enlarge the park, if so recommended
by such experienced park engineers and planners.
History: L. 1963, ch. 191, § 2; June 30.