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X88 THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED: L. D. BIRCKHEAD lO4 4TH STREET, N. E. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA APRIL 4, 1961 CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: WE ARE COMPLETING THE PURCHASE OF 2T ACRES OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF MONTICELLO ROAD. MR. W. $. ROUDABUSH WILL BEGIN TO COMMUNICATION - ENGINEER A CONNECTION BETWEEN BAINBRIDGE ANO RIVES STREET WHICH REQUEST OF L. D. BIRCKHEAD WILL CREATE APPROXIMATELY 45 NEW LOTS ON OR ABOUT 3 APRIL 1961. RE: LAND NORTH OF WE HOPE TO PRESENT HIS WORK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR MONTICELLO ROAD PRELIMINARY APPROVAL AT THEIR NEXT MEETING. A PROJECTED LINK OF THE MEADE AVENUE-CHERRY AVENUE EXTENSION PASSES THROUGH THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND WILL CROSS OUR NEW ROAD AT RIGHT ANGLES. THIS EXTENSION WILL REQUIRE A CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY OF FILL GIRT WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO THE COUNCIL THE FOLLOWING: 1. WE OFFER THE REQUIRED 6O FOOT RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CITY AT NO COST REQUESTING THE IMMEDIATE USE OF CITY ENGINEER- ING FORCES TO DETERMINE THE GRADES ANO LOCATIONS OF THE ROAD THE CITY IS INTERESTED IN. THIS WILL ENABLE THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE ENTIRE AREA AT ONE TIME. Z. WE FURTHER PROPOSE TO PROVIDE ALL THE FILLDiRT, GRADING AND COMPACTION FOR THE CITY~S PROPOSED EXTENSION. THIS WORK WILL BE DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CITY ENGINEERS. WE THEN REQUEST THAT THE CITY COMPLETE THE EXTENSION ACCORDING TO THEIR USUAL SUBDIVISION STANDARDS. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE DEVELOPERS TO PROVIDE GOOD HOUSING IN THE $I O,000.OO TO $11,000.00 PRICE RANGE WORKING WITH THE FHA PROGRAM. TO MEET THIS lOW COST GOAL THE PROJECT MUST BE PROGRAMMED FOR AS SHORT A TIME AS IS REASONABLE. WE REQUEST IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF OUR OFFER AND EARLY ACTION UPON IT. SINCERELY $~ LANDON D. BIRCKHEAD THE STREET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE ACCEPTANCE OF MR. BIRCKHEAD~S OFFER PROVIDED HE WOULD FURNISH AND INSTALL THE NECESSARY PIPE TO TAKE CARE OF THE DRAINAGE OF THE PROPOSED STREET. ON MOTION BY MR. LEE, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. A REPORT ON THE TEST OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES IN THE CITY BY THE REPORT RE: WEIGHING S~ MEA9URINCa DEVICES STATE DIVISION OF MARKETS, WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. LEE, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE EXPRESS ITS APPRECIATION RESOLUTION RE: TO THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SECTION OF THE DIVISION OF MARKETS OF THE COMMONWEALTH DIVISION OF MARKETS OF VIRGINIA FOR THE VERY VALUABLE SERVICE RENDERED BY THEM TO THE CITIZENS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. THE STREET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT HIGH STREET BE WIDENED ON THE NORTH MATTER RE: WIDENING SIDE BETWEEN FIFTH STREET, N. E. AND PARK STREET TO PROVIDE A LEFT TURN LANE AT NORTH SIDE FIFTH ST., N. E. AND PARK STREET THIS LOCATION. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. LEE, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. LEE, MR. MOUNT AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE• (MR. MICHIE NOT VOTING . ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY, THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: APRIL 14, 1961 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: