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<br />May 12, 1964
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<br /> VAt:its regular mOnthly meeting onMay 5, ~964, the City Planning Con~misszon hnanimonsly
<br />resolved to recommend apDrbval of the closure of that portion of Baugh Roqd adjscen~ to the Norfolk and
<br />Pdrtsm0uth Bel~ Line Raiiroad as requested 'by'the Virgfnia'Electrid and Power Cdmpany 'throu~h'ft~ a~torney,
<br />Clyde Cooper, subject ~o retention by the City of'Portsmouth d£ necessary u~ility easements."'
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<br />Present: Mr. Leery.
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<br /> 64~99 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br /> This ordinance closes a portion of CUE Off Avenue, Reed Avenue, Laigh Road, Newbie Avenue,
<br />Copeland Avenue.
<br /> These are paper streets and the clbsing is being requested in order that the new Virginia
<br />National Guard
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<br />the cloaking of
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<br />2:00 p.m., on
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<br />and
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<br /> Armory for Portsmouth czn be cons~Mc~ed o~-this site.
<br /> It is also recommended that the attached resolution b~ adopted appointing viewers to report on
<br /> these s~reets."
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<br />In this connec%zqn the City Manager a~ked that a-special meeting of the Council be called for
<br />Friday, May 15, 1964, ne conside~ the adop.~ion of the ordinances clo~ing~said s~reets.
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. Barnes that the following ordinance be approved on firs~ reading, was adopted:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO CLO~E A PORTION'OF CUT OFFAVENUE,'~REED AVENUE', LAIGH ROAD,
<br /> 'NEWBIE. ~ENUE, AND COPELAND AVENUE"
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<br /> On motion of Mr.'Kni~ht~ the following resolution was adopted:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has made application Ed vacate, close and discontinu~ the
<br />fol~owimg streess: Cut OTf Avenue from th~'~ou'thern~l'inS oi B~Ila~dAven~e 'to fhe 'northe~A line'of Interstate
<br />Route 264; Reed Avenue from a point 100 feet south of the southern line of Ballard Avenu~e to the dorthern line
<br />of Interstate Route 264; Laigh Road from a point ~OQ feet'south of the southern line of Ballard Avenue to the
<br />northern line of In.~erstate Route 264; Newb%~ Avehue fr~' th~ southern'line Of Ballard Avenue to the northern
<br />line of Interstate Rou~e .~; Copeland Xvenue from Ehe e~stBrn lin~ of Cut Off ~Ave~ue to its eastern terminus
<br />a point approximate~ 120 feet east of the aassern line of Newbie Avenue; and tt appearing that notice of the
<br />application a~d request for the appozn~ment of'viewers was duly posted on the first day df the term of cour~ o~
<br />the Circuit Court'of' the City of Pdrts'~outh, Virglnia~ h~Id 9n th~ ~Tth day ~?~A~ril, !964, o~ t~e ~ulletin
<br />beard of the Court of Hustings'fdr th~.City ~f Portsmo~'th, and on' the bu~ti~'bloard .of~the Municipal ?
<br />st least five days prior to this meeting:
<br /> NO~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by t~e Council of t~e City of Portsmduth, Virginia, that:
<br />R. A. Craig, Jr., A. J. Phillips, Jr., Millsrd C. NQrman, Louis J~ Leitner, and L. T. Corell be s~dinted
<br />viewers to view said streets and repQr5 ~o this Council in writing whether in their opinion, any, and if any,
<br />what inconvenience would result from discontinuin~ ~he-aforementioned streDts."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Knight that a s~ecial mee.ting of Council be called for 2:~0 p..m. on Friday,
<br />May 15, 1964, 'was adoptefl, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 64-1~0 - "I submit the attached resolution and recon~end its adoption. Thig regolution appeints '
<br />viewers for the c~osln~ Qf a pQrt~on of Harbor Brive requested by 'DavenRo~t L~wis'Chevrolet CorpQration:.
<br /> The~e/-is a~so atf~hed ~ i~tt:e~ ~fr0m the Pl. annin~ cdmmls~ib~ "rec0m~n~fn~'the clo~ing of this
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<br /> '~t l'ts"regular' monthll~ meet.in~ ~n April ~21, 1964, th~ Ci~{y 'Planning CommissiOn reviewed and
<br />voted to recommend closure 6} ~Harbor'Drive~be~'%~een Turllpike ~oad and'C01~ia St~et subject to t~e r~se~vatign'
<br />of a.utili~ ease~nt and assumption by the'~pp~icant~ of the financial re,possibility of ~oving 8 municipal
<br />fir~ hydranf.' ~
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Dillon, the' following resolution w~s adopted:
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<br /> '"'W~REAS, 'Davenport-Lewis Ckevr~let Corporation has mDd~ a.ppticat~on ~o vacgte, ~10se and
<br />discontinue all"~ha~ portion of Ha.~bor ~'rive 'ly;i-ng-between ~ southern ~ll~e of ~urupike RD'ad and the northern'
<br />l~e of Col~bia Strees, and it appearing that notice o~ the applidation and re.q~egt' for the ~po~men~ of
<br />viewers-was duly posted on the firs% day of ~e ~ .of Co~t of ~e Circuit Cour~ of t~ City of Ports~uth,
<br />Virginia~ held'on'the 27th 'day-of ~pril lg64 on the bUlle~i~ board of'{h~ Ci~c~i% Cour~ qf the City of
<br />~ortsmout~h,' ~A~the builetin~Td 'of ~e C-o~t of'H~ti~s~for the City of~Portsmodth, a~d 0n tH~ ~l$~in
<br />board of th~ ~ic~pal Cou~t for the City Of Portsmo~h, at least f~ve days prior to this meeting:
<br /> N~' ~EFORE, ~BE I~T~D by the~Cou~cf!~ of ~th~ City of~P0rt'~ V~rgi~i8~ ~that:
<br />Graydon D M~i~ley, ~Jame~ V ~McGehee Cha~es R. ~Li~ty, "H; E.l~ob~rts'on Jr. ~d Zai'md~ I. Biag~a~
<br />a~Dointed viewers to ~ie~ ss:id street and re~rt to~this Cq~nci~ iwwrztzng ~Ae~he~ zn thezr 0Plnl~,. a~, and
<br />if any, ~hat i~c~nvenie~ce ~eul'd 'resUlt from dzscont~nazag~e aforementzoned pert~on of Harbor Drzve.
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<br /> 64-10t - "A ou have b~n advised, unless ~tion ~s taken ~y the politi~%l subdivisions
<br />participafinc ~' t~e 8ou~h~aste~ 'Vi~nig Re~iO~ ~I'~nq$~ Commf~ion, i~t will 'have E~o ter~a~e- its
<br />activities the first week in June due ~to igs~finaneiSi"s~u~tion. '
<br /> At the regular mee'tEnc-of th~ Southeastern Virginia Regional Planning Co~ission held on April
<br />30, 1964, the+Commission sdop~ a recommendation made by a. special co~ittee appointed ~o s~u~y the o~ra~ion
<br />of this ~la~i~ co~issi6n. 'A~ part~e~' th~ reiteration is ~St t~e participating political suhdivisions
<br />pay $0,.1O per capita rather' tha~ $0~0~Z per capita ~h~ch is ~
<br /> This woul.~ mean an i~cr~ease of ap~o~mate%~y SS~hQ0.~-b,~ the Ci~{~f Portsmouth. To date the
<br /> planning co~zssion has ~en o~rati-ng oa~,B8 ~r cen~ f~er~l and sta~ ~oney and 12 per cent l~cal money.
<br /> It w~ll be nece'ssar~y for ~the City Co~flcil to ta~e ~nt~n on ~this ~tter'st~t~is'ti~ ~s the
<br />Southeastern Virginia R~ionsl Plannz~ Commlssion has set ~ay 14th fo~ a meeting for all political subdivisions
<br />re re~r~ back concerning their willi~ess ~ continue partic~p~tinc~. Suffolk, Nansemond County, and
<br />Norfolk have already indicated their w%llingness ~o con~in~e ~o part~'c~ips~e.
<br /> I reco~end that the Ckty Co~cit i~icate its ~ittia~ss ~o continue its par~ticipation,
<br /> provided all political ~ubdivisions a~ee to. do so and a~S~ that ~ke ptannins co~mission make a ~urther s~udy
<br /> ~owsrd reducing the cos~ of operation of the planning co~ssion.
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