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June 23, 1987 Motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. G~y,, that a meeting be arranged for next week for Council to meet~wi~fh~.m~mbers~of the State Highway Department, residents of West Norfolk, and Portsmouth Delegates of the General Assembly on the Western Project, and that all work cease on the old West Norfolk Road until the meeting has been held; also, a letter be forwarded to United States Senators Warner and Trible, and Congressman Sisisky on the matter, and was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion of Mr, Simpson and seconded by Mrs. Webb, to allow speaker 5 additi~n~ minutes, and was adopted by unanimous vote. Richard Ramsey, 4300 South Street, representing the Precinct Civic Forums, spoke concerning the W~st Norfolk Road egress. Motion of Mrs Webb and seconded by Mrs. Lucas to suspend the rules for citizen no speak, and was adopted by unanimous vote. Tare Buchanan, Virginia Chemicals, 801 Water Street, spoke concerning the safety record of Virginia Chemicals, and their concern for the egress of the residents of West Norfolk, and expressed~willingness to helo in any way possible. Motion of Mrs. Webb and seaonded by Mrs. Barnes, that sneaker be grRnted 3 additional minutes, a~d was adoptea by unanimous vote. Robert Barnes, 5009 Greenbrook Drive, representing Merrifields Civic League, spoke concerning sound barriers ~n the Merrifields area of the Western Freeway, and requested a resolution of support for the sound barriers for a public hearing to be held on July 8, 1987, at 7:00 p.m., Churchland Junior High School. mug On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. SimFson, the follow resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THB CONCEP~W OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH ~ RESPECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOUND BARRIEPS IN RESIDENTIAL ARKAS ALONG THE WESTERN FREEWAY PROJECT. ~lqEREAS, the Virginia Department of Highways and Trsmsportation and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia entered into an agreement for the construction of the portion of the Western Freeway Project from Cedar Lane to the West Norfolk Bridge; and ~EREAS, the proposed Western Freeway has been the first priority highway project of the City of Portsmouth for a number of years and has received the sup- port of this Council as long as the construction of same is done in a manner which will not he detrimental to the quality of life provided for the residents of our City'; and [II-IERF~S, provisions within the plans for the Western Freeway Projec% ing to the abatement of noise has raised questions and concerns among the of our City; and [~HEREAS, the Virginia Department of FRghways and Transportation has indi- cated that noise barriers are being studied in detail by t~e Department and a de- cision to build noise barriers will be decided based on a number of factors in- cluding cost, amount of abatement, number of residents protected, design factors and public input; and ~HEREAS, the council of the City of Portsmouth deems it to be in the best interest of its re~dents to assure that the plans and design for the of the Brestern Free~ay address the concerns of our resident including, but not limited to, the noise issue being raised at the present time. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Co~cil of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia endorses and supports the Merrifields Civic League's position on the necessity for t~e placement of noise barriers along the Western Freeway and calls upon the Departmen~ of Highways and Transportation to address the issues being raised in a manner that will resolve the concerns of this Council and the resi- dents of our City.