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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2:t, 1997 Road intersection on Route. 174. Mr. Tom Hamed, Assistant to the City Manager for Development, presented the issues behind the Resolution in question, citing the need for both the County and the City to treat the transportation improvements needed at this location as top economic development priorities, and noting the fact that this will be a very complex, expensive, and time consuming project, due to the involvement of rail, bridge, and other difficult engineering issues. Chairman Dalton of the Board of Supervisors stated that he felt the project ought to also include improvements to tie in V-C Drive, and he would need to see this to support the project. Councilmember Haskell, cited the fact that expansion of the scope of the project to include the V-C Drive element might prompt the Virginia Department of Transportation to lower the overall project on the VDOT priority action list until further engineering work is done. Supervisor Deborah Buchanan then asked if all that was currently needed by the City from the County was the County' s endorsement of the priority of the project, and not any contribution of funds, to which the reply was yes. Councilmember Teague then stated that the intersection in question was a major bottleneck for traffic in the entire City/County community, and it was in both jurisdictions best interest to accomplish improvements there as soon as possible, to which Vice-Mayor Crabtree agreed. Chairman Dalton again cited the need to address problems related to Stultz Road and V-C Drive, to which Councilmember Haskell agreed, stating that this element should be a priority in the next phase of this project. Following the above comments and upon motion duly seconded, and by unanimous vote by both bodies, the following resolution was approved by both the City Council and the County Board: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Liberty Street, Clearview Drive, Stultz Road Intersection on Rome 174 in Martinsville provides one of the primary connectors for Martinsville and Henry County commerce, promoting employment, capital investment, education, public safety, recreation and other contributions to the improvement of economic and educational life in our area; and WHEREAS, Route 174 is the primary connector between the Henry County Governmental Complex and Courts of Justice in Martinsville-Hemy County and is used daily by officers of the court; and