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PRESENTATION OF HI GHWAY STUDY APPROPo - KNOLLWOOD WATER COMPANY AUGUST 28, 1967 TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING THE 29TH INST. At 10:O0 A. M. OlCLOCK. 1. PRESENTATION OF HIGHWAY STUDY BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. 2. APPROPRIATION - PURCHASE OF KNOLEWOOD WATER COMPANY. (SECOND READING - ~80,O00.00) BY ORDER OF PAUL D. SUMMERS; JR...i.(SJGNED) B.A. RENNOLDS (SI.qNED,).. , ACTING CLERK PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: MR. RINEHART. THE MAYOR CALLED UPON MR. BOWEN TO INTRODUCE THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. MR. BOWEN THANKED THE MANY PERSONS PRESENT FOR THEIR OBVIOUS INTEREST AND GAVE A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SURVEY MADE BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. HE STATED THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT COMMENCED WORK IN 1965 AND THAT THE SURVEY AS PRESENTED IS FOR THE COMMUNITYIS ARTERIAL STREETS AND HIGHWAY NEEDS TO THE YEAR 1985. HE THEN PRESENTED MESSRS. HAROLD RALSTON AND RALPH PERRY FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IN RICHMOND. MR. RALSTON DISCUSSED THE SURVEY POINTING OUT IN DETAIL THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE PLAN AND WHAT EACH PHASE ENTAILED. HE MENTIONED THAT ALL STREETS SHOWN ON THE PLAN WHEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL AND THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS REGARDLESS OF WHAT SYSTEM THEY ARE IN. AFTER THE PRESENTATION BY MR. RALSTON, THE MAYOR CALLED UPON DR. EDGAR g.. SHANNON, dr., PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, AND MR. T. M. BATCHELOR, dR.~ COUNTY EXEC'U:TI.VE!~ FOR COMMENTS. BOTH MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE VITALLY INTERESTED IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEY AND WERE GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TO THE MEETING. MR. BOWEN AND MR. RALSTON THEN ANSWERED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE CONCERNING THE SURVEY. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ~80~000.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF KNOLLWOOD WATER COMPANY~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 21, 1967, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT, MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER 5, t967 COMPLIMENT RE: HIGHWAY SURVEY REQUEST - REZONING WITHDRAWN THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. MOUNT, MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: MR. RINEHART. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS-'OF AUGUST 21, 1967, AUGUST 23, 1967 AND AUGUST 29, 1967 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR, CHARLES E. MORAN, JR. 'ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND COMPLIMENTED THEN ON THE RECENT STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT STREET AND HIGHWAY SURVEY. MR. MORAN ALSO CALLED COUNCIL'S ATTENTION TO THE NOISE OF TRUCKS~ MOTORCYCLES AND'.SPORTS CARS BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE OR DEFECTIVE MUFFLERS. MR, MORAN WAS ASSURED THAT THIS NUISANCE IS BEING DEALT WITH BY THE POLl CE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MR. W. W. STEVENSON REQUESTING PERMISSION TO WITHDRAW HIS PETITION FOR REZONING ON ARLINGTON BOULEVARD. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. VOGT, THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS GRANTED.