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~~ 292 OF THE EAST-WEST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FROM RICHMOND TO INTERSECT WITH U. S. HIGHWAY 11, ANOTHER INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, IN THE VICINITY OF STAUNTON, AND WHEREAS, COMPETENT CONSULTING ENGINEERS HAVE CONCURRED IN THE DECISION THAT U. S. 25O IS THE LOGICAL LOCATION FOR SUCH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND WHEREAS, A PORTION OF THE U. S. 25O ROUTE HAS ALREADY BEEN GIVEN HIGH PRIORITY, BUT CONSTRUCTION THEREOF HAS BEEN POSTPONED, PENDING THE COMPLETION OF A STUDY OF STILL ANOTHER ROUTE WHICH WOULD REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 54 EXTRA MILES OF CONSTRUCTION AND WILL COST MANY MILLIONS OF EXTRA DOLLARS, AND WHEREAS, THE STUDY MADE BY WILBUR SMITH AND ASSOCIATES AS TO THE FEASIBILITY OF SELECTING ROUTE 6O OVER ROUTE 25O INCLUDED THE LYNCHBURG AREA IN EVALUATING AND MAKING THEIR DECISION IN FAVOR OF RT. 250, IT IS NOT NOW PROPER TO INCLUDE A CONSIDERATION OF THE ROANOKE AREA IN THE CURRENT STUDY SINCE THIS AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN EVALUATED IN DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF INTERSTATE ROUTE 11, WHICH WILL SERVE THAT AREA WHEN COMPLETED, ANO WHEREAS, THE PROCEDURE OF RE-OPENING AND RE-STUDYING THE APPROVED HIGHWAY PLAN RECOMMENDED BY UNBIASED TECHNICIANS ESTABLISHES A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT WHICH MIGHT CONCEIVABLY RESULT IN A LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THIS HIGHWAY PROGRAM AND THE METHODS USED TO PROMOTE IT, MIGHT INTERFERE MATERIALLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE INTERSTATE ROAD SYSTEM ON A NATIONAL BASIS, ANO WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY INVITE SIMILAR ACTION FROM PRESSURE GROUPS IN ALL THE OTHER STATES AND JEOPARDIZE THE INTIRE INTERSTATE SYSTEM AND THE OBJECTIVES FOR WHICH iT WAS CREATED AND WHEREAS, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADEQUATE EAST- WEST INTERSTATE DEFENSE HIGHWAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS PREVIOUSLY MADE SHOULD BE BEGUN AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE, AND WHEREAS, THE CONSIDERED OPINION AND DECISION OF THE THREE DETERMINING BODIES HAS BEEN REACHED AFTER A THOROUGH AND EXHAUSTIVE STUDY OF THE QUESTION, WITHOUT THOUGHT OF LOCAL INTEREST AND POLITICAL FAVOR, WHICH IS AS IT SHOULD BE.. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY rHE COUNCIL of THE CITY of CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, IN A JOINT MEETING THIS 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 1958, THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY COMMENDED FOR THEIR SELECTION OF U. S. 25O AS THE MOST PRACTICAL, ECONOMICAL AND LOGICAL LOCATION FOR THE EAST-WEST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THROUGH VIRGINIA, AND THAT THEY ARE HEREBY REQUESTED AND URGED TO PROCEED WITH ALL POSSIBLE HASTE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EAST-WEST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ALONG THE ROUTE OF U. S. 250 as PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDEO~ IT BEING THE BELIEF OF THESE BOOZES THAT THE 25O ROUTE AFFORDS THE MOST ECONOMICAL, PRACTICAL AND USEFUL LOCATION FOR THIS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - JUNE 16, 1958 r THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT; MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 2, 1958 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. HENRY E. BELT AND MR. W. A. PERKINS, JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON