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T__UESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1993 Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the following Resolution regarding the Virginia Department of Transportation's National Highway System Map: WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Transportation has developed a set of maps depicting the National Highway System (NHS) routes in the West Piedmont Planning District, dated December 23, 1992; and WHEREAS the Commonwealth has included particular key facilities such as U.S. Routes 220, 29, 58, 265 Bypass and its connectors and other facilities on the NHS; and WH~EREAS, it is recognized that the aforesaid routes are essential to the provision of an adequate transportation network and support for economic development of this area and the nation and these routes should continue to enjoy federal support; and WH~EREAS, the Martinsville-Henry County area does not include a designated urbanized area and local officials would like for VDOT to investigate the potential designation and inclusion of an urbanized area on current and/or future versions of National Highway System maps; and WHEREAS, the Martinsville City Council would prefer to have the Commonwealth offer a NHS map to the Federal Highway Administration amended to include extending the NHS designation of U.S. Route 58 beyond the City of Martinsville, Virginia, out to U.S. Route 58's intersection with U.S. Interstate 77 to the west of Martinsville; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled February 9, 1993, that it does hereby support the NHS demarcation of routes in the Planning District as developed by the Virginia Department of Transportation, with the addition of the aforesaid amended designation for U.S. Route 58; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Council requests VDOT to investigate the potential inclusion of appropriate portions of Martinsville-Henry County as a designated urbanized area on current and/or future versions of National Highway System maps. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council endorsed a Priority Project List for the 1993 Regional Overall Economic Development Program. City Manager Reynolds explained that staff of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission is preparing the annual update for the 1993 Regional OEDP document, and the City's list will be considered in developing the Regional document.