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294 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1976 including the need for such a van as well as the usage of same, the ratio of emphasis on the Senior Citizens program to that of the City's general recreational programs, the availability of present City-owned equipment to provide this service, and the indication by Mr. Benton S. Blackard, of Yellow Cabs, that private enterprise would desire the opportunity of providing transportation of senior citizens, either as is presently done or under an alternative arrangement. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council adopted the following resolution, for reasons set forth therein, requesting that the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation give early consideration toward the widening and improving of Route 108 (Liberty Street) northward from its intersection with Clearview Drive (85%-15% basis): WHEREAS, Virginia Primary Route No. 108 (also known as Liberty Street within the City of Martinsville), from its intersection with Clearview Drive in the City of Martinsville and extending northward into Henry County, is so extensively used by motor vehicle traffic as to warrant major improvements thereto to accommodate the volume and flow of said traffic, in evidence of which the following information is submitted: Said Route 108, including said Liberty Street within the City of Martinsville and extending fromClearview Drive northward into Henry County, is the principal access street to and from Martinsville for the many citizens who reside in North Martinsville and in the northern section of Henry County and, in addition, is used more and more by citizens residing in other areas of these two jurisdictions as a more direct route to: (1) Memorial Hospital of Martinsville & Henry County, located off Commonwealth Boulevard which intersects with Route 108 (Liberty Street) and, also, intersects with Northside Drive, an alternate access to said Route 108 (Liberty Street) near Clearview Drive;