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"'.^"U '. () TUESDAY , ,-ocrOBER "1::3\~9til ........ .......-.....-......................... ...... w~EREAS, the plans for the proposed project have been revised to reflect the realignment of the project, as requested at the Public Hearing, copy of said revised plans being on file in the office of the City's Director of Public Works; and WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville has previously requested the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation to program this project; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this 13th day of October, 1981, that: 1. The City of Martinsville hereby approves the location and major design features of said proposed project, as revised and as shown on plans on file in the office of the City's Director of Public Works; 2. The City of Martinsville hereby requests the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation to acquire all rights-of-way necessary for this project and to convey same to the City of Martinsville at an appropriate time; and 3. The City of Martinsville hereby agrees to pay its share of the cost of said project, including the cost of preliminary engineering, rights-of-way, construction and reconstruction under the cost formula of 95% by said Department of Highways & Transportation and 5% by the City of Martinsville. On the status of on-going efforts to secure supplemental water supplies for the City and (of) related matters, City Manager Edmonds reported that: 1. The water level of the Beaver Creek Reservoir (below its spillway) is 12 feet, 5~ inches, which is beyond the target level at which mandatory water conservation measures have been proposed to become effective but, in view of the significant voluntary conservation efforts on the part of local users during the past three months (as apparent from a comparison of water treatment plant records of the same three months in 1980), the State Health Department continues to concur with voluntary conservation measures; 2. Emergency water supplies are now being obtained from the Lester Quarry by gravity through an eight-inch pipe line, producing an estimated 300,000 gallons per day; 3. Emergency water supplies are being obtained from several ponds or lakes located above the Beaver Creek watershed; 4. Bids have been received--and are now being evaluated--for the digging of a new well in the Jones Creek area; 5. Feasibility studies are underway on the proposal to secure a connection on Beaver Creek above the Henry County Landfill site, and 6. A report on developments toward a long-term water agreement with Henry County should be available before January 1, 1982. Council acknowledged receipt of a financial report, covering income and expenses, for the quarter ended September 30, 1981, accompanied by a written commentary and analysis prepared for City Manager Edmonds by Mr. Richard D. Fitts, Finance Director.