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Communication re: State Highway Department Priorities for Street Improvemenns Re~.olu{ion re: _Renaming Virginia Highway Route the City of Charlottesville, .and the Board of Supervisors. The City Manager stated that he thought the audit to be performed by the County Auditors would be sufficient. Mrs. Rinehart stated that a detailed audit would be very helpful to the Jail Board in preparing the budget for next year. After a lengthy discussion, on motion by Mrs. Rinehart, seconded by Mr. Van Yahres action was deferred on this matter. The City Manager advised the Council that the staff of the State Highway Department had requested the City's priorities for street improvements in order to prepare its bi-annual budget. He stated that at that time the Planning Commission was requested to come up with a list of priorities to be furnished to the State Highway Department. The Blanning Commission recommended: 1. West Main Street. 2. Emmet Street from Massie Street to Ivy Road. 3. Ridge-McIntire Extension. 4.. Emmet Street from Ivy Road to Jefferson Park Avenue. A motion by Mrs. Rinehart, seconded by Mr. Van Yahres that the Planning Commission's recommendation be accepted in order presented, was unanimously adopted. A communication was presented from the Planning Commission stating that they reviewed the name change designation for Route 20 to Constitution Highway as requested by the Orange County Board of Supervisors some months ago and have determined that there are not significant planning implications for the City of Charlottesville in this matter. A motion by Mr. Gilliam, seconded by Mrs. Rinehart that the Council support the adjacent Counnies in the name change designation for Route 20, was unanimously adopted. On motion by Mr. Gilliam, seconded by Mrs. Rinehart the following resolution was unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, the Orange County Bicentennial Commission on May 115, 1975, adopted a resolution suggesting the redesignation of Viirginia State Route 20 as "Constitution Highway" and suggeisted the cooperation of the localities along Virginia State Route, 20 in efforts to develop and beaufity Virginia State Route~ 20 as a Bicentennial project targeted for completion in 19i89, the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the United State,s Constitution; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Charlottesville deems this project to he most worthwhile and in the best interest of th'e City of Charlottesville; NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Charlottesville pledges its complete support to the Orange County Bicentennial Commission in accomplishing the purposes set forth in its resolution adopted May 15, 1975, and requests the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation and other governmental bodies located along Virginia State Route 20 to also cooperate in making this project a success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Orange County Bicentennial Commission, the Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, the Charlottesville- Albemarle Bicentennial Commission, the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, the Town Council of the Town of Orange, the Town Council of the Town of Scottsville, Buckingham County Board of Supervisors, Sta/te Senator J. Harry Michael, Jr. and Delegate D. French Slaughter, Jr.