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<br />TUESDAY
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<br />SEPTEMBER 9, 1980
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<br />Council also unanimously adopted the following resolution, copies of which
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<br />are to be forwarded to officials of the State's Department of Highways and
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<br />Transportation, urging this State agency to accelerate the proposed
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<br />construction of the Spruce Street and Mulberry Road Extension projects:
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<br />WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, during
<br />a regular meeting assembled July 13, 1976, adopted a resolution requesting
<br />the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation to establish a
<br />project within the corporate limits of the City of Martinsville, Virginia,
<br />to construct, reconstruct and/or relocate that section of Spruce Street
<br />from a point near Prospect Hill Drive to the east corporate limits near
<br />Mulberry Creek, Project No. 0650-120-101, PE-101, RW-201; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, said project was programmed by the Virginia Department of
<br />Highways and Transportation with $600,000 having been allocated to that
<br />portion of said project situated within the City's corporate limits
<br />through fiscal year 1981; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular
<br />meeting assembled June 13, 1978, adopted a resolution requesting the
<br />Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation to establish a
<br />project within the corporate limits of the City of Martinsville to
<br />construct and/or reconstruct Brown Street and Brown Street Extension
<br />from Ellsworth Street to West Church Street at its intersection with
<br />Market Street, including Ellsworth and Bridge Street connections as
<br />described in said resolution, Project No. UOOO-120-103, PE-101, RW-201,
<br />C-501 (Mulberry Street Extension); and,
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<br />WHEREAS, said project has been programmed by the Virginia Department
<br />of Highways and Transportation with $800,000 having been allocated to
<br />said project through fiscal year 1981; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville has agreed to pay its share of the cost
<br />of said projects; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, considerable time has elapsed since the submission of these
<br />resolutions by the City of Martinsville requesting projects herein
<br />described; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City has been advised by the Virginia Department of Highways
<br />and Transportation by letter dated August 25, 1980, that because of lack
<br />of funds and rising costs due to inflation the Spruce Street project
<br />(065-120-101, PE-101, RW-201) has been rescheduled for construction in
<br />1986, and the Mulberry Street Extension project (UOOO-120-103, PE-101,
<br />RW-201, C-501) has been rescheduled for construction in 1984, and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City considers these projects to be vital segments of the
<br />Thoroughfare plan and are important to the overall development and
<br />growth of the City; and,
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