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J n: TUESDAY APRIL 10, 1973 re-route such trucks, Assistant City Manager George W. Brown reported that the basic design and construction of this underpass do not lend themselves to revisions and modifications and that the only alternative would be the complete reconstruction of said underpass, preferably in relation to the 1969 Thoroughfare Plan and upon the condition that the State of Virginia underwrite 85% of the cost; otherwise, the reconstruction would be at the City's 100% cost. Meanwhile, it was suggested that appropriate and/or additional signs be placed to forewarn this type of traffic and .'- divert same to other routes. In response to inquiry, Assistant City Manager Brown informed the Council and the public that the recently-approved refuse collection system proposal--scheduled to have gone into effect April 1, 1973--hopefu11y will begin April 16th; that refuse collection-disposal problems here are not peculiar to Martinsville, inasmuch as all municipal governments are experiencing the same problems, meanwhile requesting the public's cooperation and understanding; and (that) the next Clean-Up Fix-Up campaign will begin April 16th and continue through April 30th. Mr. W. B. Muse appeared before Council and noted that a tremendous change in character and volume of traffic has recently taken place along Fayette Street, presumably because of the new re-routing of Route 57 along Commonwealth Boulevard and Market Street to West Church Street. Councilman Hartford, Chairman of the Highway Safety Commission, along with Police Chief Frank Gard, informed Council that traffic volume has recently increased on all major streets and that the Commission is giving serious study to these traffic problems. - Council was adjourned. C <,i^,.~-,,'.?---"""--"..--:"'~'").'-"'________ W. H. Yeaman, Clerk of Council (' -../