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OF' CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1959,. BY THE REZONII~ OF T~/O PARCELS OF LAND LYING BETWEEN EHHET STREET AND HEAD0~BR00K ROAD" WAS OFFGRED BY MR. PeNTON, SECONDED BY HAGGERTY~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PRES t'O-EMT'~ ' '~/' ' PETITION PRESENTED RE: DEMOLITION BUILDINGS MAIN STREET BEAUTIFICATION COMM, BD. OF DIRECTORS APPROVED NoN-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ZEZA TAU ALPHA STREET COMHITTEE REPORT RE: LOCUST AVENUE COUNCIL CHAHBER - MARCH 1, 1965 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR, MOUNT~ MR. PONTON~ MR, RENNOLDS AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 15, 1965 AND FEBRUARY 24, 1955 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. C. A. VIA~ JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF MRS. ELIOT CLARK AND PRESENTED A PETITION IN PROTEST TO'THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDINGS WEST OF LEGGETTS ON MAIN STREET° THIS PETITION WAS RECEIVED AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. A COHMUNICATION NAS PRESENTED FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION LISTING PROPOSED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1965. ON MOTION BY MR, SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGG'ERTY~ THE BOARD WAS APPROVED AS PROPOSED. ON MOTION BY MR. PONTON, SECONDED BY MR. RENNOLDS~ ZETA TAU ALPHA SORORITY WAS DECLARED A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 91(E) OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREETCOMMI.TTEE WAS PRESENTED: FEBRUARY 12~ 1965 To THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN= Your STREET COMMITTEE HAS AGAIN STUDIED WAYS OF FACILITATING THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON LOCUST AVENUE~ BETWEEN HIGH STREET AND THE RT. 2§0 BYPASS~ AND REPORTS AS FOLLOWS= THE PAVED AREA ON THIS STREET IS 24 FEET WIDE, THE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE BETIdEEN HIGH AND HAZEL STREETS AND THE CURB ON BOTH SLOES IN THE MOST PART ARE IN BAD CONDITION, THE AREA BETWEEN THE CURB AND SIDE- WALK BETWEEN HIGH AND HAZEL STREETS IS VERY UNSIGHTLY DUE TO PARKING OUTSIDE OF THE CURB LINE AND DUE TO CONDITIONS ~HICH MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GROW GRASS IN THIS AREA, THE STREET RIGHT OF WAY IS 60 FEET ON THE SOUTHERN END AND 80 FEET ON THE NORTHERN END. RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. THAT THE STREET BE WIDENED AS PER THE ATTACHED PLAN~ PREPARED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT~ WHICH ~OULD INCREASE THE WIDTH OF THE PAVED AREA TO 34 OR MORE FEET AND WOULD REPLACE THE SIDEWALK BETWEEN HIGH AND HAZEL STREETS ON THE EAST SIDE AND WOULD REPLACE CURB WITH CURB AND GUTTER IN AREAS ~HERE THE PRESENT CURB IS REMOVED EXCEPT WHERE NEW SIDEWALK IS INSTALLED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THIS WORK WOULD BE ~50~000,00. IF THIS PLAN IS NOT APPROVED~ THEN 2. REMOVE ALL PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET BETWEEN TAYLOR STREET AND THE RT. 250 BYPASS. You WiLL RECALL THAT THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING SURVEY ~HICH WAS RECENTLY PREPARED FOR THIS CITY BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, RECOMMENDED THAT ONE OF THE FOREGOING BE DONE IN ORDER TO ACCOMODATE THE INCREASING VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ON THIS STREET. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT THE WIDENING AS PROPOSED UNDER No. I WILL REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF SEVERAL TREES, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN TOPPED TO ACCOMODATE THE POWER LI~E~ HOWEVER~ THERE ARE MANY TREES TO THE REAR OF THE SIDEWALK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THIS AREA. ~E SUGGEST THAT A DECISION SHOULD BE REACHED BY THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. RESPECTFULLY SUBM ! TTED, STREET COI~ I TTEE A. RENNOLDS -- JAS. E.