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43 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION RECO~L~4EN~ING REDUCTION OF TUN~q~L FARES FOR STUDENTS <br />RESIDING IN SUFFOLK AND NANSEMOND. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, students residing in Portsmouth and Chesapeake <br />are eligible for reduced tunnel fares when using Elizabeth River <br />Tunnels to commute to state-supported colleges in Norfolk; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, reduced fares are not available to those <br />students who reside in the cities of Nansemond and Suffolk; and <br /> <br /> ~EREASr a reduction in fares to students living in <br />Nansemond and Suffolk would lighten their financial burdens and <br />encourage their pursuit of higher education. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the <br />City of Portsmouth, that the members of the Elizabeth River Tun- <br />nel Commission be, and hereby are strongly urged to extend re- <br />duced tunnel fares to college students residing in the neighbor- <br />ing communities of Nansemond and Suffolk; and <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be, and he <br />hereby is, directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the <br />members of the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission for their con- <br />sideration. <br /> <br />ginia, <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Vir- <br />at a meeting held August 8, 1972. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />