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<br />;8 <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />APRIL 12, 1983 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, representatives of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, were <br />present and participated in said public hearing; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Martinsville has previously requested <br />the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation to program this <br />project and has considered matters relating thereto; now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of Martinsville, Virginia, that it hereby <br />approves the location and major design features of the proposed project, <br />as presented at said public hearing; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by said Council that the City of Martinsville, <br />Virginia, hereby requests the Virginia Department of Highways & Transport- <br />ation to acquire all rights-of-way necessary for said proposed project, <br />conveying these rights-of-way to the City of Martinsville, Virginia, at <br />the appropriate time. <br /> <br />Council acknowledged receipt of a report, with recommendations, from the CBD Commission <br /> <br />in which report the Commission requested that funds be appropriated in the forthcoming <br /> <br />1983-84 City Budget to provide streetscape improvements along Church Street from Moss <br /> <br />Street to Bridge Street. The Commission recommended that streetscape improvement funds <br /> <br />be provided in the next two succeeding budgets for the following two areas, (1) Church <br /> <br />Street from Lester to Clay Street; Clay Street from Church Street to Main Street; Main <br /> <br />Street from Clay Street to Lester Street; and the east side of Lester Street from Main <br /> <br />to Church Street; and (2) Jones Street from Fayette Street to Franklin Street; and <br /> <br />Franklin Street from Jones Street to Depot Street. Council was informed that City <br /> <br />Manager Edmonds' recommended 1983-84 budget includes funds for the requested improve- <br /> <br />ments along Church Street from Moss Street to Bridge Street as well as supplementary <br /> <br />funds to provide a total of $6,000.00 for the cost of a plan, as recommended by the CBD <br /> <br />Commission, for the redevelopment of the block bounded by Church, Market, Fayette and <br /> <br />Moss Streets. <br /> <br />Upon being informed that a satisfactory settlement has been negotiated by the City's legal <br />