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"6 I' :1 TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1977 .-. (u. S. Highways 58 and 220 and State Routes 57 and 108) are not required to participate in the cost of curb-and-gutter or side- walk construction. Reasons: a. These streets are eligible for cost participation by the State Department of Highways and Transportation to the extent of 90%; and these roads serve the City, County, and the State in a general way. Their primary need and use is for the general public rather than for those who own property adjacent to such roadways. /- 2. Property owners abutting secondary streets shall participate in the cost of curb-and-gutter and sidewalks to the extent of $1.84 for each foot of frontage. Owners of property fronting another street but having sideline frontage shall participate in the cost of such improvements to the extent of $0.76 per foot of sideline frontage. The one exception involves sidewalk construction along designated routes to schools. In this case, there is no cost participation by the property owners. B. Proposed Policy 1. Owners of property abutting primary roads (Routes 58, 220, 57, and 108) and owners of property abutting streets proposed for construction or reconstruction under the Martinsville Thoroughfare Plan, as prepared by the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation and approved by the City, shall not be required to participate in curb-and- gutter or sidewalk construction. Reasons: a. The same reasons now being applied to primary roads are applicable to those streets designated as thoroughfares under the Thoroughfare Plan. Even though these streets do not carry a primary route designation, they are streets which are expected to carry heavy volumes of traffic. b. The primary need and use of these roads are for the general public and not for the adjacent property owners. They are eligible for cost participation by the State on the same percentage basis as primary roads, which is 90%. c. A number of streets which constitute a segment of the Martinsville Thoroughfare Plan have been constructed or are in the process of being constructed or planned. These are Lester Street, Mulberry Road Extension, Brookdale Street, and Spruce Street. It would appear that only two streets would possibly be affected by this change, these being Barrows Mill Road and Clearview Drive. City Council has approved Barrows Mill Road for reconstruction, and it is probable that at least a portion of Clearview Drive could be improved by the City before the State would earmark funds for this project.