CHAPTER 94

S.P. 588 - L.D. 1632

Resolve, To Ratify the Endorsement of the Towns of

Otisfield and Harrison in Renaming the Bolsters

Mills Bridge

Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, the boards of selectmen in the 2 towns connected by the bridge named in this resolve agreed in May 2003 to the name authorized by this resolve; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, be it

Sec. 1. Bolsters Mills Road bridge name change. Resolved: That the bridge crossing the Crooked River on Bolsters Mills Road that is on the town lines of Harrison and Otisfield be named the Kerry Grover Memorial Bridge, in honor of a local man who was an integral part of both communities; and be it further

Sec. 2. Towns authorized to erect signs if desired. Resolved: That the towns of Harrison and Otisfield, whose municipal officials unanimously endorsed the name change set out in section 1, are authorized to erect signs naming the bridge the Kerry Grover Memorial Bridge at the towns' own expense if the towns desire to have signs. The towns shall work with the Department of Transportation to ensure that the signs are of the proper size and placed properly.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved.