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City of Horace Box 99 Horace, North Dakota 58047 Phone: 701-282-9727 December 19,2005 Mr. Darrell Vanyo Chairman, Cass County Commission Cass County Courthouse P.O. Box 2806 211 Ninth Street South Fargo, North Dakota 58108 RE: Cass County Highways 14 & 17 Dear Chairman Vanyo: I am writing in response to your letter dated October 17, 2005. I requested the City Attorney of Horace, North Dakota, provide input into the preparation of the City of Horace's response to your request. The City of Horace looks forward to any j oint meetings involving our City and the Cass County Commission to discuss matters of common interest or concern. Both governmental entities provide essential services to the inhabitants of the territory under their respective jurisdictions. There necessarily exists overlap of governmental services, and a need for cooperative effort, because Cass County, North Dakota, includes every municipal corporation, large or small, within its far larger geographical area. North Dakota has declared its legislative intent in N.D.C.C. S 24-01-01 "determin(ing) and declar(ing) that an adequate and integrated system of roads and streets is essential to the general welfare of the state of North Dakota." In discussing this significant governmental responsibility, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly recognized the role of the county government: While it is necessary to fix responsibilities for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the several systems of highways, it is intended that the state of North Dakota shall have an integrated system of all roads and streets to provide safe and efficient highway transportation throughout the state. To this end, it is the intent ofthe legislative assembly to give broad authority and definite responsibility to the director of the department (of transportation) and to the boards of county commissioners so that working together, free from 1