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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1999 <br /> <br />Accepted and appropriated a $775 vocational education gram received from the State for the <br />Schools, by accepting $775 into Revenue account 18-000500-1612015--Reimbursement of <br />Anticipated Costs and appropriating the same amount to Expenditure 18-611033-8220000-- <br />Vocational Equipment in the School Fund for FY98-99. <br /> <br /> Council next considered establishing the City's Annual Regional Highway Transportation Projects <br />Priority List for 1999-2000. City Manager Earl Reynolds noted that Council's vote on the setting of these <br />priorities was an annual process, the results of which would be conveyed to the Virginia Department of <br />Transportation at their upcoming public hearings in Salem, Virginia. Mr. Reynolds stated that the <br />priorities shown were the same as those stated in the previous several years, but pointed out the need to <br />re-emphasize Council' s complete scope of work for the priority regarding the improvements needed at the <br />intersection of Clearview Drive and Liberty Street. Discussion then occurred on how to best inform <br />Virginia Department of Transportation officials of Council's full intent on this priority. It was agreed that <br />VDOT officials would be provided documentation from the West Piedmont Planning District on the <br />original resolution regarding the Liberty/Clearview project. Mr. Lafayette Jones asked if Priority Number <br />Two on the list would continue to be the improvements planned for Fayette Street, and was told that this <br />priority would continue in its present status. Ms. Gloria Hylton asked if a connector road to Koute 57, <br />running behind the Wal-Mart facility on Memorial Boulevard, which had been discussed in previous <br />years, was still under consideration. She was informed that although it was considered a worthwhile <br />project it would have to be pfiofitized by Henry County, since it was outside the City. Ms. Hylton stated <br />that she had additional information that would reinforce the need for this connector, and Council Member <br />Haskell stated that staff should receive this information from Ms. Hylton. Mr. Reynolds stated that he <br />would do so. Council then adopted the City's Annual Regional Highway Transportation Projects List for <br /> <br /> <br />