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August 25, 1992 92-287 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a resolution appointing viewers for closing a portion of Glasgow Street. "The City of Portsmouth has made application to vacate, close and discontinue a portion of Glasgow Street~ The Notice of Application and Request for Appointment of Viewers~has been advertised ..... I recommend adoption of the resolution appointing viewers for this application." Motion of Mr. Hawks and seconded by Mr. King, the following resolution was adopted and by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION APPOINTING VIEWERS FOR CLOSING A PORTION OF GLASGOW STREET. WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has made application to vacate, close and discontinue the hereinafter-described portion of Glasgow Street, and it appearing that Notice of Application and Request for Appointment of Viewers has been advertised as required bylaw. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Vincent Cherry, Albert Carr, George N. Powers, Sr., Richard Todd and Richard Wood be appointed viewers, and that Martha Glover and Cornelius Harding, Jr. be appointed alternate viewers in the event one of the preceding viewers fails to participate, said viewers to view the hereinafter-described portion of!such street and to report to this Council in writing whether in their opinion any, and if any what, inconvenience would result in vacating and closing the following: Glasgow Street bounded on the east by Halifax Avenue and on the west by West Road (now closed), said portion of Glasgow Street being adjacent to and near Maryview Hospital and being more particularly shown on that certain exhibit entitled "Exhibit Plat Showing Portion of 'Glasgow Street' to be vacated between formerly: West Road and Halifax Avenue," made by Hassell & Folkes, P.C., Engineers, Surveyors, Planners, dated 8/14/89, a copy of which exhibit is attached hereto and made a part hereof." Ayes: Clemons, Epperson, Griffin, Hawks, King, Pitts, Webb Nays: None 92-288 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a resolution calling upon the Virginia Congressional Delegation to oppose proposed Federal funding reductions for urban area capital and operating assistance to the Tidewater Transportation District Commission. "The Tidewater Transportation District Commission (TTDC) is facing a known decrease in state-funded transit assistance for the coming fiscal year, as well as the threat of an even larger cut in federal funds. The combined cuts would create a hardship for transit riders and have a negative impact on transit ridership~ as well as local governments and the communities they serve. On July 28, 1992, the Norfolk City Council adopted a resolution calling upon the Virginia Congressional delegation to oppose proposed federal funding reductions for urban area capital and operating assistance to TTDC. A similar resolution for your review is attached, and I recommend its adoption."