RESOLUTION 9-19-2011 ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR REMOVAL OF REGULATORY, WARNING AND GUIDE SIGNS WHEREAS, the Town Board (“Board”) of Brandon Township (“Town”) is the road authority and provides maintenance for approximately forty two ( 42_) miles of road in the Town; WHEREAS, MN statute 169.06 subd. 3 states that the Board, as the local road authority, shall place and maintain traffic control devices on roadways in their jurisdiction, to regulate, warn or guide traffic; WHEREAS, Brandon Township roads are low volume with predominantly local traffic; utilized by increasingly wide agricultural planting and harvesting equipment and our residents desire to preserve the rural character of our Township; WHEREAS, The Board will use the uniform regulations set forth in the current Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MNMUTCD) initially issued May 2005; WHEREAS, The Board has adopted an inventory of all signs and the Township Engineer has recommended which signs should be maintained; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that regulatory, warning and guide signs for the roads of the Town not designated to be maintained, be removed at the discretion of the Town. Approved by: _J.K. Stabnow_____________________Township Engineer Adopted this _19th__ day of ____September______, 2011__. BY THE TOWN BOARD ATTEST: _Michael Cleary_____________ _Adrian Ledermann__________ Town Board Chair Town Clerk