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APPROPRIATION - PROPERTY BETWEEN HONTICELLO RD. AND HONTICELLO AVE. COMMUNICATION RE: GOVERNOR"S SPECIAL HIGHWAY STUDY COMMISSION HR. TURNER - REAPPOINTED TO HOUSING AUTHORITY REQUEST RE: GARDEN DR. REFERRED TO ST. COHMo PETITION RE: CLOSING UNOPENED STREET -REFERRED TO PLANNING COMM. WELFARE REPORT PRESENTED VIRGINIA, 1959", WAS OFFERED BY HR. LEE, SECONOEU BY HR. HOUNT~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ~11~400.00 FOR PROPERTY BETWEEN MONTICELLO ROAD AND HONTICELLO AVENUE FOR STREET PURPOSES, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE HEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JULY 18m ~962~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: HR. LEE~ HR. HOUNT, HR. PONTON AND HR. SCRIBNER. NOES: HR. HAGGERTY, HR, HAGGERTY STATED THAT HIS NEGATIVE VOTE DID NOT INDICATE THAT HE WAS OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT~ BUT IN HIS OPINION THIS EXPENDITURE SHOULD BE MADE FROM STREET CONSTRUCTION FUNDS. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION TO THE GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL HIGHWAY STUDY COMMISSION WAS ADOPTED AND ORDERED SPREAD IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING: AUGUST 6:~ 1962 TO THE GOVERNOR's SPECIAL HIGHWAY STUDY COb~iSSION GENTLEMEN' THIs COMMUNICATION APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS REGULAR MEETING ON AUGUST 6TH~ tS ADDRESSED TO YOUR COMMITTEE TO CONVEY OUR INTEREST IN GREATER IMPROVEHENT IN THE ENTIRE HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN THE COMMONWEALTH AS WELL AS TO URGE RAPID IMPROVEHENT ON THE ROADS IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA, You CAN WELL UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE OUR CONCERN AND DISMAY AT THE LACK OF REAL PROGRESS IN IMPROVEMENTS TO ROUTE 29. THIS HIGHWAY IS CENTRAL VIRGiNIAIS MAIN ACCESS TO WASHINGTON AND POINTS NORTH, AS WELL AS OUR MAIN ACCESS TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST, WE ARE CONVINCED THAT IT IS OF PRIME IMPORTANCE TO THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THE ENTIRE STATE~ AS WELL AS TO THE CENTRAL PORTION~ TO HOVE FORWARD RAPIDLY WITH MAKING THIS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. PRESENT HIGHWAY PLANS DO NOT INDICATE ANY PROPOSAL FOR A NEW INTERSTATE ROUTE WHICH WOULD PARALLEL ROUTE 29 AND THEREBY RELIEVE THE TRAFFIC LOAD ON THIS ROAD. IF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA HOPES TO ATTRACT AND HOLD PROGRESSIVE AND DESIRABLE INDUSTRIES - THEN WE MUST HAVE AN ADEQUATE AND WELL BALANCED SYSTEM OF HIGH- WAYS. THE PRESENT TREND OF NEW INDUSTRIES TO LOCATE ON OUR BETTER ROADS IS ALREADY RESULTING IN A FEW AREAS APPROACHING A POINT OF INDUSTRIAL SATURATION WHILE HANY OTHER AREAS CANNOT ATTRACT INDUSTRIES BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF GOOD HIGHWAYS. THIS COUNCIL IS OF THE OPINION THAT MORE FUNDS HUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND TO THE CITIES IF THE HIGHWAYS AND STREETS ARE TO BE BROUGHT UP TO DATE tN ORDER TO PROPERLY HANDLE THE FAST GROWING TRAFFIC NEEDS IN OUR STATE. NUMEROUS SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO YOUR COMMISSION AT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON WAYS AND MEANS TO HAKE MORE FUNDS AVAILABLE, BUT THIS COUNCIL IS NOT IN A POSITION TO PASS ON THE MERITS OR DEMERITS OF THESE SUGGESTIONS. YOUR COMMISSION HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A VERY IMPORTANT TASK AND YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE WEIGHED VERY CAREFULLY BY THOSE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING FUNDS. THIS COUNCIL URGES THAT YOU DO NOT HESITATE TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH YOU- FEEL ARE NECESSARY WHETHER IT BE TO INCREASE TAXES ON MOTOR VEHICLE FUELS AND LICENSE PLATES OR TO MAKE ANY CHANGES tN THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF OPERATION WHICH YOU FEEL WILL PRODUCE THE DES{RED RESULTS. IF YOU SHOULD FIND THAT THESE CHANGES WILL NOT PRODUCE SUFFICIENT ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO ENABLE PROCEEDING WITH THE NEEDED CONSTRUCTION - THEN WE WOULD FAVOR THE ISSUANCE OF HIGHWAY BONDS. PLEASE BE ASSURED OF OUR CONTINUED INTEREST IN THE WORK OF YOUR COMMISSION AND OUR WILLINGNESS TO BE OF ASSISTANCE TO YOU IN ANY POSSIBLE WAY. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: ~AYOR VICE MAYOR COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN ON MOTION BY HR. HOUNT~ HR. [. L. TURNER WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM EXPIRING AUGUST !0~ ~966 BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. A REQUEST FROH HR. NICK SAKELL TO ACCEPT GARDEN DRIVE iNTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMHITTEE FOR RECOMHENDATION. A PETITION FROM THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS TO CLOSE AN UNOPENED STREET BETWEEN EVERGREEN - LEXINGTON AVENUES AND LYONS AVENUE WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION.. THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY~ I962 WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE HINUTES OF THIS HEETING, ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED,