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51 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF COMMONWEALTH RAILWAY PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Railway desires to file an application with the Virginia Department of Transportation for safety and improvement pro3ects; and WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Railway has identified 3.5 miles of track rehabilitation, and grade crossing and drainage improvement projects; and WHEREAS, the 1990 General Assembly, through enactment of an amendment to House Bill 30, provided funding for the acquisition, lease or improvement of railways within the Rail Industrial Access Program budget; and WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Railway is an important element of the City of Portsmouth's transportation system; and WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Railway is instrumental in the economic development of the City of Portsmouth and provides relief to the highway system by transporting freight, and provides an alternate means of transporting commodities; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth supports the project and the retention of the rail service; and WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Transportation Board has established procedures for all allocation and distribution the funds provided by House Bill 30. of NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City of Portsmouth does hereby request the Virginia Department of Transportation to give priority consideration to the projects proposed by the Commonwealth Railway totaling $98,611.00 in the City of Portsmouth, and that the City Clerk send a copy of this Resolution to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held September 10, 1991. Teste: City Clerk