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ABOUT FORTY-FIVE PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION, AND URGED THAT THE 1967 PLAN BE ABANDONED AND THE AMENDED PLAN BE ADOPTED. h/~. JOHN So WISE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE 1987 PLAN. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING, THE MAYOR STATED THAT ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN AT THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL HEETING. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNC I L CHAMBER - NOVEMBER 1, 1971 RESOLUTION RE EDWARDS MATTER RE: MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN RESOLUT ION RE: MAJOR ARTERIAL STREET AND HIGHWAY PLAN THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS, HR. FIFE, MR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. REV. TIM JOHNSON, YOUTH MINISTER OF THE CHERRY AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 18, 1971 AND OCTOBER 19, 1971 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, TAZEWELL WAYNE EDWARDS ASSUMED DUTY AS CITY ENGINEER IN 1945; AND WHEREAS, FOR TWENTY-SIX YEARS HE FILLED THIS IMPORTANT POST WITH HIGH PROFESSIONAL SKILL; AND WHEREAS, HiS WARM AND SYMPATHETIC PERSONALITY GAVE JOY AND INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO WERE FORTUNATE TO KNOW HIM; AND WHEREAS, HIS UNTIMELY DEATH ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28~ 1971, is A LOSS DEEPLY FELT BY HIS MANY FRIENDS IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, NO~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNC I L HEREBY E~$~E'S' ~N ' I-~S OWN BEHALF AND FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY THE DEEP AND ABIDING SORROW OF OUR LOSS; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL EXTENDS its SINCERE SYMPATHY TO HIS BEREAVED WIFE AND SON AND TO HIS FAMILY; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CLERK IS DIRECTED TO SPREAD THE TEXT OF THIS RESOLUTION IN THE MINUTES OF THIS HEETING. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO A DECISION ON THE MAJOR THOROUGH- FARE PLAN. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT OFFICIALS OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS HAD ADVISED HIM THAT THE COUNCIL COULD OMIT THOSE STREET PLANS TO WHICH THE PUBLIC OBJECTED. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UN- ANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, ON APRIL 22, 1968, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE APPROVED THE MAJOR ARTERIAL STREET AND HIGHWAY PLAN FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE, DEVELOPED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, AND TRANSMITTED ITS APPROVAL TO SAID HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, AND WHEREAS~ CHANGING CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOW INDICATE THAT CERTAIN OF THE PROJECTS CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED PLAN AS ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED MAY NQT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ClTY~ AND WHEREAS, IT IS DESIRED THAT ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS BE FULLY EXPLORED BEFORE FURTHER'CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO CERTAIN PROJECTS CONTAINED IN THE PLAN, AND WHEREAS, IN SPITE OF IMPRESSIONS TO THE CONTRARY~ THE 9TH STREET-lOTH STREET PROJECT AND THE GRADY-GORDON CORRIDOR PROJECT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PLAN AS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THAT FACT IS HEREIN REAFF{RMED.