TUSCOLA COUNTY  BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS  125 W. Lincoln Street Suite 500 Caro, MI 48723  Telephone: 989-672-3700 Fax: 989-672-4011  Atai regular meeting oft the Board of Commissioners for the County ofTuscola, State of Michigan, on the 13th day of. June 2024, with the meeting called to order atg:0D a.m.  Commissioners Present: Commissioners  Dhemas Pandurl, Kum Vauglaic  maccKock  BATRIE,N  Absentinon  The following resolution was offered by Commissioner  seconded by Commissioner *  Resolution 2024-09  Supporting the Cass River Crossing for the Amish Community WHEREAS, there is a populated Amish community that live in the townships  surrounding the Village of Cass City; and services available in the Village; and  WHEREAS, many in the. Amish community routinely and regularly seek goods and WHEREAS, the route for travel to the Village includes a state highway, M-53, with a WHEREAS, tragically there have been many vehicle and horse and buggy accidents THEREFORE, BE. IT RESOLVED that the Tuscola County Board of Commissioners recommends and supports the use ofl DNR land to create an access road for the Amish community to bypass traveling on M-53 and take a safer route of Greenland Road to the  posted speed limit of5 55 miles per hour; and  that have resulted in serious injury or the loss oflife.  Cass River, to be financed and built by the Amish.  THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Tuscola County Board of Commissioners recommends and supports the construction ofa bridge to cross the Cass River to Kelly Road as a route for Amish buggies to travel to Cass City.  1IPage  Resolution 2024-09    THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy oft this resolution be sent to the Sanilac County Board of Commissioners, State Representative Greg Alexander, State Senator Dan Lauwers and the Michigan Department ofNatural Resources and that Kim Vaughan, Chairman of the Tuscola County Board of Commissioners, is authorized to sign the aforementioned resolution.  RESOLUTION ADOPTED. STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF TUSCOLA  Yes: yup.Penuna,hp. Hoch, Vaugan  No: then Absent: &  Tuscola County Board of Commissioners  K  I,Jodi Fetting, Clerk of the County ofTuscola, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolutionis a true and correct copy of the Resolution adopted by the Tuscola Countyt Board-of  Commissioners on June 13, 2024.  gudi Tuscola County Clerk, CCO  Jodi-Fetting  2IPage  Resolution 2024-09    0