OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION

Resolution Authorizing the Closure of Mahoning Valley and

Glacier Hills Service Plazas at Milepost 237.2 in Mahoning County

WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Sections 5537.03 and 5537.04 authorize the

Commission to maintain, construct and operate the Ohio Turnpike System, including those

service facilities it deems necessary to operate the Ohio Turnpike; and

WHEREAS, the Commission constructed the Mahoning Valley and Glacier Hills Service

Plazas at Milepost 237.2 in Mahoning County, as part of the original construction of the Ohio

Turnpike, which service facilities have not been reconstructed since their opening in 1955; and

WHEREAS, as part of its Capital Improvement Program, the Commission has been

engaged in the reconstruction of all of the service plaza facilities; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Commission to begin reconstruction of the Mahoning

Valley and Glacier Hills Service Plazas in 2011; and

WHEREAS, the Commission has contracted with various operators, vendors and

contractors at the Mahoning Valley and Glacier Hills Service Plazas to provide services and

amenities to the travelling public; and

WHEREAS, the subject agreements contain provisions requiring notification to the

affected operators, vendors and contractors in the event of termination of the agreements due to

closure of the facilities.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED that the Executive Director is authorized to close the Mahoning Valley and

Glacier Hills Service Plazas at Milepost 237.2 in Mahoning County on or after January 31,

2011 , and he and the Director of Contracts Administration are authorized to give notice of the

Commission’s intended closure of these facilities to all affected operators, vendors and

contractors with whom the Commission has contracted to provide services at the facilities in

accordance with terms of those respective agreements.

(Resolution No. 40-2010 adopted October 25, 2010)