July 14, 1964
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<br /> Mqtion, of Mr. Barnes ,that the prope? city officials be authorized fo sign the agreement was
<br />adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> . 64-I~4 ~ The City Manager read-the following letter from Jud~ge~R~ ~. MeMur~an:,.
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<br /> "The beautiful.ly renovated courtroom of the Lusting C~urt is a reminder of the thanks I owe you
<br /> done' i~1 ~he~Sourthouse. Everyone has commented favorably
<br />and the City Coanc~l for anthorizing the~ work recently. ~
<br />on the improved appearance of the entrance to the building an~~ on the 'ap~opriate an~d~gn~gled' '~' refurbishing' ' of
<br />the cour~ room which now f. urnishes a worthy setting for a cour~ of 1.aw.
<br /> I. should ~a%so like ~ou to know 8bout the outstaRdi~ng ,job~ aQcQmplished by ~r~ Rar~y Phelps and his
<br />staff who did ~no~ onl~,th~ necessary work but also interested themselves in the project so that it became an out-
<br />sro-nd-inK success. . _ ~%
<br /> 1)le~:_~ead this message to the members of the City, ,CeunQil who were "wise ~o resolve" and Eb
<br />Mr. Phelps who,was "patient ~o performs.'' Again accep~ my thanks for your willingness ~o recommend."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Bar, nee to receive and acknowledge the letter was sdopted.
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<br />NEW BI3S I~NESS
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<br /> 64=t65 -~The follawing Iettem~mO~,,the Planning Director was read:
<br /> . "On.DeQemher 18, 1962, at a regular mmnthty meeting, the City Planning Commission resdlved to
<br /> recommend that CityBar~ Avenue extend through ffo~ Por~.Mmo~th Boulevard to Airline Boulevard.
<br /> On September %6, 1963; a,plat Vas put..to record .(Map Book 4, .Page 19) e~e~d~n~;C£ty P~rk AvGnue,.
<br />both in nDme snd physically, south from its terminusmidway between Portsmouth Boulevard s~,dChero,kee 'Rosd
<br />Cherokee Ro~d. .....
<br /> Section 4 of Collinswood has ~ow been approved and signed'and pu~ ~o recor~ by the'devel3ope~;~ this
<br /> extends. City ~ark Avenue from Cherokee Road Eo,Collisswood Drive.
<br />- It is therefore the~recommendation of the City, P~an~ing Commission that an~o~dinance be passed
<br />r~naming Collinswoo~ Drive "CITY PARK AVENUE" from its pre~ent northerly terminus as shown On Coilinswood pla~,
<br />~Saction g, (Ma~:Book 3, Page 132) to Airline Bou/e¥~rd, U..S. Route 58."
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. Barnes to concur i~,the recommerzdation of the Piannin~ Co'mission and to place the
<br /> following ordinance on first readlhg~was adopted:j ......... z~
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<br /> '' ~ AN O~R!NANCE~TO CHANGE.THE NAME ~OF COLLINSWOOD DRIVE ~TO CITY PARK AVENUE."
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<br /> 64-166 - "At its regular ,monthly meetkng oD July ~, 1964, the,City P%anq~hg Commission resolved
<br /> to recommend approval~ef street closure application S-~4-7 submi~t~d by'the Portsmouth: !~dustri~I Foundation .
<br /> and Mr. A. ~. Stowe for ,th~ closure of Virginia Avenue between Detroit and ~esley Streets subject ~o retention
<br /> of the necessary public utility easements,"
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<br /> Motion of ~r..Dillon to refer to'the City Attorney was ~dopted without ~is~n$ing
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<br />, 64-1~7~ ~The following letter from the~Planning Direq~r was-read:
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<br /> !'At its r~gRlmr monthly meeting on July 7, 19:64, the City Planning Commission resolved to
<br />recommend approval of street closure petiti--on S-$4-5, a porzion of Argyle Street, ~20' $n l~ngth~l.ocated.50'
<br />west and north of its intersection with Portsmouth Boulevard.
<br /> When~$1osed, this :stree~ would.~e added to,and ~m~de a par~,~f the grq~nds of t~9"~igh~on
<br />Elementary School."
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<br />Motion of. Mr. Barnes to refer r.o ~he Ci, ty Attorney wa~s ~do,pted w%~hout dissenting vote.
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<br /> 64-168 - The following leSter :from the Planning ~irect~or was read:
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<br /> "At-.its:~egular monthDy meeting;on July ~,,,1964, the:City. Planning Commission resolved tO
<br />re. commend sppmeval of street c.losure petition S-64-6 for .a portion of an alley 20~,in width, f~Fmerly known as
<br />Fourth Street, located on the- norIh side of Gm~enwoOd Drive ~ ;di~tance .of
<br /> The applieetion, which is attached, wa,s submitted by Dale E. anl Grace O~-Wheelb~rger and
<br />Thnmas G. and Inez Davenport.
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<br /> Motion of ~Lr. Barnes ~o refe~ 5o the City At~orne~ was adopted without ~issenti~g vo%e.
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<br /> 64-169 - The following letter' from the Plann~ Direc~ar~ was read%
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<br /> !~t %t,s,reg, uLa~ monthly mee.~ing,~o~:July 7, 1965~ th9 City ~lanning'Commiusion conducted a public
<br />hearing and ac,ted an She following ~se permit :appli~a~tio~:
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<br /> . . UP-64-Z:-~Petitioa of,.W.-T, and Virginia ~anning for a ~se Permit pursuan~ to.Section 4-2 of the
<br />ZG~i/lg~O~rdinanc~nduct a "convalescent and. nursing~ home" as described in Section ,~-3 (61) o~ se~dordinance
<br />in the Res~i~[e~tial,R-60 zoning district o~ ia,nd'descr~beda~ ~ellows: .Beginnin~ at the northeast corner of Hatton
<br />and Leckie Streets and running thence north along th9 east~sT~e~.~of Hatto~ Street to Naval Avenue; thenc~ east
<br />along the sou~h side of N~val Avenue 14~';thence southerly, per-~ndicular with Nava~._Avenue;9il'; thence
<br />nort.h~rI,y, P~r-Pe. ndic,~laE .with .:N~a~: ,~venue~, 21 ~'; · th~/lce ?easterly, parallel ,w~th Naval Aven~e.,. 42 ' and thence
<br />Southerly 21 4'~ thence eesr~rly, parallel wSth Naval,Avenue, 14,,9.; ~nd'thenQe,so~e~ly~a%ong t~9, line of.tlze
<br />present property of Manning, ~22L~4'; thence running westerly along~ Leckie Street 206 ~to .the pei~t ,of
<br />beginning ........ ·
<br /> The Planning. ~emmiss.ion resolved, to recommend that.City Council~ issue a us~ permit as requested.
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