Because of your calling as Ward Executive Secretary, you have access to information that is not generally available to other members of the ward. It is very important that you keep this in mind, especially if you are going to keep some of this information on your Palm Pilot.
Davison Freeway. The Davison Freeway was the first urban freeway constructed in the United States and is approximately five and a half miles long. The Davison Freeway was built in 1941 and 1942 and was opened in late 1942. From 1942 up until 1993, it was a county freeway, but in 1993 the freeway was transferred to state control and was named M-8.
The beginnings of Interstate Highway System, as we know it today, can be traced to the summer of 1919, when LTC Dwight D. Eisenhower served as an observer to the first transcontinental convoy. Testing the endurance of vehicles and roads, the convoy took two months to travel from Washington DC to San Francisco. During Eisenhower's service in Europe during World War II, he witnessed the incredible efficiency of the German autobahns. When Eisenhower became president in 1953, one of his top priorities was an Interstate highway system. In 1956, he signed the Federal Aid Highway Act that allocated $25 billion to the project.