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Home My WebLink About07-30-58~_ STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES REPORTED ON RT. 99 -CxANNEL CHANGE PROD. Council minutes July 3d, 1958, 1 P. i'l. At a called meeting of the Town Council of the "Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held at 1 p. m. on July 30th, 1958, in the T•lunicipal offices. There were present: i~!a,yor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: A. E, Lemons, W. H. Wysor, k'. L. Carrico, I. R. Carper, W, A. Larson, Councilmen-elect: T. J. McCarthy, Glen K. Aust Absent: J. k, isiartin, "tnT, S. Cummings, W. F. ~~'hite Also present: Town 1~?anager; T. B. I~~oland Clerk: (sladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore `T'own Engineer: R. Llo~Td riathews V'!.sitors: ~vel~m S. Nall, reporter for the Southwest Times your (~) members of the State highway Department o.f Virginia P~ i~T, F. Wmi_th, Urban. Engineer and i~ir. crank Howard, District Engineer, respectively of the State Highway Department in company with two Engineers of the Department were present for 2. discussion of the Route 99 -Channel Change Project, as well as the proposed re- location of i~Tewbern Road (Secondary Rt. 611). The H9_ghway Engineers outlined for Council the background of the .relocation of Houte 99 project, and explained that their visit had been primarily concerned with stud~T of a suggestion that the two-way traffic pattern of the Town be extended to a point approximately at the inter- section of First Street and East i•Sain Street (Second Street), and the project extension of Third Street over th? undeveloped right-of-way t'rom Madison Avenue to the end of the right-of-way and thence on a curve to join with Second Street at the intersection of Second Street and First Street. It wa.s explained that a survey would be made in the very near future to determine the actual feasibility of wuch a street ex- tension as a part of the Route 99 Project. 'here was a general dis- cussion o~ various technical aspects with the proposed construction, such a.s the number of lanes of pavement, width of traffic lanes, the importance of the proposed criar_nel change project and the concurrent interest of the A.rm~r ~hgineer, s i_n this phase of work, as well as right-of-way width in the various sections, It was estimated that the towns one-fourth portion. of the cast might go as high as ~2ddd,00d.d0 for 4 lane construction, and it was agreed that the uighway Dept. would provide the information and the possibility of two lane constz-~tction over a part of the street as weal as other inf ormation requested by Council. 1 1 1 ~~~ ~ c~ ~. x Council 1`linute s c opted. July 3b, ly5t~, 1 p. m. With respect to the proposed relocation ot'I~!ewbern Road from a point approximately 1300 feet west of the urove Drive intersection to the tiew Route yy, a d:i_sta.nce of some three thousand feet, the highway liepartment explained that under existing Maws and state regu- lations the town wou:Ld have to hear fifty percent of the cost of this proposed new street, the towns one-half portion being estimated' at ~~, 00th. UC1. No action was taken and Counc3.:L expressed its appreciation to tie i~ighway ~~gineers for their visit and the ir.f ormation provided. P:ayor Jackson explained that the proposed resolution would px=ovide for town's p~rtici_pation in a contract wi_t,h the redera.l "sovernment under the terms of which the "'own of t'u'laski and other signatory political subdivisions would re obl~.gated to provide matching funds sufficient to provide an airport with.paveci runways but not in- ADOPTION Ok' cludir_g such facilities as hanger, but with the understanding that NEW RIVER VALLEY AIRPORT CCg+I. RESOLUTION FOR 'Tarious political subdivisions would be obligated to maintain the ' MAINTENANCE,ETC. airfield in proper conditions. th1 motion of W, n, ~riysor, seconded }~y I.. it, Carper, and on the fo'1_°Low2ng recorded vote, it was RFSGLV~D, W, A. Larson. -aye F'. L. Carrico -aye A, +?~. :ti e~nons - a~Te W. S. Cummings -absent ~~f. i-s. +rtysor - a;Te '~.'. F. ~~"nite -absent I. h. Carper -aye •J. R.. :~;artin -absent C~:EkF,AS, the `Gown of Pulaski, Virginia, i.s one of the political-' s~zbd9.vi.sions participating in the establishment and. cor_struction of i;h.e !`?ew Ra.ver Valley Airport located rear IhablS_n, Virginia; and, RESOLUTION the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, a.s a ~ne!nher of the W~-'A'REAS , ~_irport ~;ommissi.on has hPretotore appropriated the sum of Norty-five '!'hou:~ar_d (Y~~,000.00) Dollars, toward tills project; "~?C~~1, '!'~?F'RF'F'URF', aF I1.' kESOIUFi~ ~y the Council of the 'Town of Pulaski, Virginia, sitting in Special called session on this the 3otr~ d.ay of Ju?y, lyK~, as followG: 7_. 1`hat the said 'Fbwn of Pul.aski.~ Virginia, be and hereby is authorized to act as one of the Sponsors of the ivew River Valley Airpoz't, a.s required by the Civil rerona.utics Administration of.' the i;ederal ~ ~~overnment. ~r~ ~L~ r+~ RESOLUTION CONT~D Council minutes contd. Jul; ~ 30, 19513, 1 p. m. ~. `[`hat the ;'Mayor, C. V. Jackson, be and hereby is authorized and directed to execute the ~:srant Agreement and any other documents necessax~T -between the Sponsors of the Airport and thF Civi_1 Aeronautics Administration, and Gladys R. Dalton, the i,'lerk of said Council, is hereby authorized and directed to affix and attest the seal of the '"own to ar_y instrument so executed bar the i~~a.yor. 3. '"hat any documents exPCUted shal]_ automatically become a part. of this resolution and be and hereby is made a. part of saS..d. resolution by reference. 1~ copy of the Cxran-t ~greernent and any other instrument executed shall be filed in the office of the To-„m T~Ianager, and shal]. be made a permanent record. ' he meeting ad j ournerl 2t?, ; ?c7 p. m. Approved= Attest: Clerk LJ I i 1