Resolution 5902 - Airport Rd School Zone - Rankin SchoolRESOLUTION NO.5902
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THAT PORTION OF AIRPORT ROAD ABUTTING
KALISPELL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.5 PROPERTY CONTAINING THE JEANNETTE
RANKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS A SCHOOL ZONE.
WHEREAS, Airport Road, a street located in the City of Kalispell, is under the jurisdiction of
the State of Montana Department of Transportation (MDOT); and
WHEREAS, Airport Road abuts a parcel owned by the Kalispell School District No. 5 and within
the City of Kalispell on which is situated the newly constructed Jeannette Rankin
Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, upon the opening of the school MDOT lowered the speed limit for this portion of
the road from 45 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour pursuant to the formula set
forth in MCA §61-8-310 (1)(d); and
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell may request that a traffic study be conducted to determine if
the speed should be further reduced, but it must first establish this portion of
roadway as a designated School Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Council hereby finds that it is in the best interests of the public
safety of its citizens and guests to request a traffic study to determine a safe speed
for this portion of Airport Road.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That portion of Airport Road within the City of Kalispell that abuts the
Kalispell School District No. 5 property containing the Jeanette Rankin
Elementary School is hereby designated as a School Zone.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY
OF KALISPELL, THIS 1 ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2018.
Mark Johnson
Mayor
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City Clerk
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