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THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED: REPORT -- JOINT COMMITTEE FOR LAKE ALBEMARLE A JOINT COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLEV APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO STUDY THE MANY PROBLEMS RELAT- ING TO ALBEMARLE LAKE, MAKES THE FOLLOWING REPORT: AFTER NUMEROUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND MEETINGS WITH STATE OFFICIALS OF THE GAME AND INLAND F 1 SHER IES COMMISSION THE STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION AND SEVERAL VISITS TO THE LAKE PROPERTY ITSELF WES THE JOINT COMMITTEE MAKE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS: 1 THAT THE GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES COMMISSION NOT SELL • THE LAKE PROPERTY TO ANYONE AT THIS TIME* THAT IF AND WHEN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA FEELS THAT IT CAN GIVE THE CITIZENS OF THIS SECTION REPORT REO- ALBEMARLE E:ALBEMARLE LAKE A SUITABLE LAKE AND RECREATIONAL AREA TO REPLACE ALBEMARLE LAKE, THEN AT THAT TIME AND NOT BEFORE COULD ALBEMARLE LAKE BE SOLD -WITH THE • PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE BEING APPLIED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW LAKE AND RECREATIONAL AREA FOR THIS SECTION. (2) THAT THE GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES COMMISSION, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CONDITIONS 1N (1) ABOVE CAN BE MET, RETAIN THE LAKE PROPERTY AND OPERATE IT AS A RECREATIONAL AREA FOR THIS COMMUNITY. (3) THAT IN THE EVENT PROVISION (2) ABOVE CAN NOT BE MET, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES COMMISSION LEASE SAID PROPERTY TO TH E ALBEMARLE LAKE COMM I SS IONS I NCORPORATEDO A NON -PROF I T CORPORATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS 491 TH THE RIGHT OF SAID CORPORATIONS TO RENEW SAID LEASES IF IN THE OPINION OF THE GAME COMIMI SSION, THE PROPERTY IS ADEQUATELY OPERATED AND DEVELOPED. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE RENT BE PLACED AT A NOMINAL $1.00 PER YEAR. JAMES tv . _BAR S E N R D D A RoBlfiSON S I G N E D W. '�'J A R R E N V'J O O D S I G N E D j_______ HENRIC_QH_JI ES (SIGNED) A MOTION BY MR. BARRY SECONDED BY MR. HADENS THAT THE FOREGOING APPROVED• REPORT BE APPROVED9 WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS RECEIVED: 16 APRIL 1949 THE CITY COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE - VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE REFERRAL TO THIS COMMISSION ON APRIL 4, 1949 OF A PETITION OF CERTAIN OWNERS OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO RUGBY ROAD AND SIXTEENTH STREET FOR A RESIDENTAL REPORT RE: ZONING OF AN A-1 RESIDENTIAL STRIP LYING BETWEEN RUGBY ROAD AND 16TH STREET SIXTEEN STREET, AND PRESTON AVENUE AND WAYSIDE PLACE. ZONING THE COMMISSION, AFTER VIEWING THE PROPERTYP WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT THAT THE PETITION DID NOT INCLUDE THE NAMES OF OWNERS OF MUCH OF THE AFFECTED LANDS IN THE ABSENCE OF WHICH THE COMMISSION DECLINED TO MAKE FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION AT THIS T I ME• VERY TRULY YOURS, MILTON L. GRIGG (SIGNED) MILTON L. GRIGG, SECRETARY t11LG:E CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION CARRIED A MOTION BY MR. HADEN9 SECONDED BY MR. BARR$ THAT ACTION ON THE OVER ON ABOVE REPORT. ABOVE REPORT BE CARRIED OVER TO THE MEETING OF MAY 2ND WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED•