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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATIO~ <br />CO~ISSIONER TO ACQUIRE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF <br />THE WESTER~N FREEWAY EXTENSION FRO~4 THE MIDTO~%~ TUNNEL TO THE <br />WESTERN BRANCH OF THE ELIZABETH RIVER; AUTHORIZING TO REIMBURSE <br />THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%) OF ALL <br />COSTS INCURRED. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Section 33.1-89 of the Code of Virginia, <br />as amended by the 1970 session of the General Assembly, au- <br />t ' <br /> horlzes the State Highway & Transportation Commissioner to <br />acquire rights of way for the construction r <br />alteration, maintena ..... ~ ____~ ~ .~f econstruction <br /> ~ ~ z~r or pUD~!C highways within <br />municipalities on projects which are constructed with State <br />or Federal participation; and <br /> <br /> ~ WHEREAS, Section 33.1-89, as amended, further pro- <br /> vides that the State Highway & Transportation Commissioner <br /> may exercise such authority only upon receipt of official re- <br /> quest from the city or town involved, now <br /> <br /> THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City <br /> of Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby requests the Staue <br /> 9hway & Transportation Commissioner to acquire the necessary <br /> ~ght of way for the We2tern Freeway EXtension, Project 0164- <br /> 124-103, PE-101 within the Cot ra <br /> ~ortsmouth and guarantees t~ ~P~._,_te Li~ts of the City of <br /> transportation Department f~r~urse the State Highway & <br /> costs in~,,r~ ~ ....... ~z~een percent (15%) of ~1I <br /> .... ~ z~ one acquisition of such rights of way, and <br /> it is understood that such acquisitions will be handled by the <br />Commissioner under established policies and procedures; and his <br />decision in all instances shall be final. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, at a meeting held January 25, 1977. <br /> <br />Testa: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />