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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2:5, 1997 Council next considered, in concert with the Board of Supervisors, adoption of a joint Resolution stating the Martinsville-Henry County community' s preference for the route of the proposed Interstate 73 Highway Project. Following a brief presentation by Assistant to the City Manager Tom Harned, and some discussion of the relative merits of a 5 to 7 mile corridor in the eastern part of the County, east of the City, both City Council and the Board of Supervisors agreed that the eastern route would provide more economic benefit, at the lowest cost with the least environmental impact. Consequently, upon motion duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, both the City Council and the Board of Supervisors approved the following joint Resolution: RESOLUTION 49 WHEREAS, Inters irate 73 will be the primary growth engine for the Martinsville and Henry County economy, promoting employment, capital investment, travel, tourism, recreation and other contributions to the improvement of economic and educational conditions in our area; and WHEREAS,. Interstate 73 will fuel the growth of the Martinsville-Henry County area for generations to come and will define the population and development growth corridors in the development of the region; and WHEREAS, the location of Interstate 73 in this area is absolutely critical to the orderly and healthy development of Martinsville-Henry County and the surrounding area, to help bring more industry, more jobs, higher paying jobs, growth in the tax base and a better standard of economic living to our area; and WHEREAS, Interstate 73 should be located and routed in a manner that will bring the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people, and serve as a connector for the industrial parks and employment centers in Henry County and the City of Martinsville promoting the orderly movement of employees, goods and services; and WHEREAS, Interstate 73 can provide an eastern connector for the main traffic arteries linking the Martinsville-Henry County area to the region it serves including the Figsboro Road, Barrows Mill Road, Chatham Road, Danville Road and the Eden Road providing opportunities for key economic development projects that will result in economic stability, expansion of the tax base and job growth; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the County of Henry and the City of Martinsville that both governing bodies, assembled in special session on October 23, 1997, do hereby recommend and support the final location of Interstate 73 in a new road corridor routed to the East of the City of Martinsville. Council next considered, in concert with the Board of Supervisors, a joint Resolution supporting the expedited engineering and construction of improvements to the Liberty Street, Clearview Drive, and Stultz