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ST. COMM. RECOMMENDS SIDEWALK - ROBERTSON -AND HIGHLAND AVES, RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER RE: SIDEWALK - ROBERTSON AND HIGHLAND AVES. STREET COHMITTEE REPORT RE: VALLEY ROAD EXTENSION WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT OUR ESTIMATE OF THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES IS $2,615.76 AND OF THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF TAXES WHICH WOULD BE LEVIED WERE THE PROPERTY PRIVATELY OWNED IS ~11,290.00~ AND THE AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM THE OWNERS OF THE SITE FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR 1960 WAS $913.85. SlNCERELY~ AER:MAL CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY A. E. ARRINGTON (SIGNED) A. E. ARRINGTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE STREET COMMITTEE RECOHMENDED THAT A SIDEWALK BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG ROBERTSON AVENUE AND HIGHLAND AVENUE~ AND REPORTED THAT THE COST OF THE SIDEWALK AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY ~14,000.00. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $14,000.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED IN ACCORDANCE WiTH THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED SPREAD IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING: JUNE 30~, 196t To MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: WE HAVE STUDIED THE COMPLEX QUESTION OF IMPROVING VALLEY ROAD EXTENSION BETWEEN CHERRY AVENUE AND THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY HAIN LINE. THIS SUBDIVISION HAS NEVER BEEN APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR THE COUNCIL AND THE IMPROVE- MENTS OF THIS STREET TO A HINIMUM THIRTY FOOT PAVEMENT WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT A STREAH FLOWS APPROXIMATELY IN THE CENTER OF THE DEDICATED RIGHT OF WAY. THE PRESENT SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE PROHIBITS A REOCCURRANCE OF THIS TYPE OF A SITUATION IN THE CITY SINCE BUILDING PERMITS CANNOT BE ISSUED ON ANY NEW STREETS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. WE FELT~ HOWEVER~ THAT ,I, HPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE IN ORDER TO REMOVE THIS EVER OCCURING COMPLAINT~ PROVIDED~ OF COURSE) THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THIS STREET ARE WILLING TO DONATE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY AND ARE WILLING TO SHARE IN THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE STREET. THE STREET COMMITTEE HAS REQUESTED THAT A COMHITTEE FROH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THIS STREET MEET WITH IT TO SEE IF A SOLUTION CAN BE WORKED OUT~ AND ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR FINANCING THE 6OSTS OF THE 'IMPROVEMENTS, AS SOON AS THIS MEETING IS HELD WE SHALL REPORT FURTHER ON THIS HATTER. STREET COMMITTEE REPORT RE: WIDENING LOCUST AVE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ R. E. LEE (S~GNED) LINDSAY B. MOUNT ~) JIM 8OWEN (SIGNED) THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COHHITTEE WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED S~READ IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING: JUNE 30, 1961 To MEMBERS Of THE COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: YOUR STREET COMMITTEE HAS INVESTIGATED THE REQUEST THAT Locust AVENUE BE WIDENED AND REPORT THAT THERE ARE THREE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC TO CONSIDER. THAT THE STREET BE WIDENED THREE FEET ON EACH SIDE FROM TAYLOR STREET TO CALHOUN STREET AT WHICH POINT THE STREET IS ALREADY 30 FEET BETWEEN CURBS. IN ORDER TO DO THIS AT LEAST 33 LARGE TREES WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ADDITION TO NEARLY ALL OF THE LARGE DOGWOODS. THE DISTANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 4200 FEET AND THE COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY ~47,000.00, OR REMOVE PARKING FROM THE STREET WHICH WOULD PROVIDE TWO 12 FOOT LANES FOR TRAFFIC. EACH RESIDENCE ON THIS STREET HAS OR CAN HAVE A DRIVEWAY IN WHICH ONE OR MORE VEHICLES CAN BE PARKED~ OR