2014-05-09 VDOT.Rigney Circle Road Route 800 I
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
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I VIRGINIA: At the regular meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
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I held in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition in
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i Chatham, Virginia on Monday, May 5, 2014, the following resolution was presented and
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i WHEREAS, Section 33.1-70.1 of the Code of Virginia, permits the hard
1 surfacing of certain unpaved roads deemed to qualify for designation as a Rural Rustic
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WHEREAS, any such road must be located in a low-density development area
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WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Pittsylvania County, Virginia ("Board")
desires to consider whether Route 800 (Rigney Circle Road), a distance of approximately
I mile of gravel road, should be designated a Rural Rustic Road; and
WHEREAS, the Board is unaware of pending development that will significantly
affect the existing traffic on this road; and
WHEREAS, the Board believes that this road should be so designated due to its
qualifying characteristics; and
WHEREAS, this road is in the Board's six-year plan for improvements to the
1 secondary system of state highways.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby designates this
road a Rural Rustic Road, and requests that the Residency Administrator for the Virginia
i Department of Transportation concur this designation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board requests that this road be hard
surfaced and, to the fullest extent prudent, be improved within the existing right-of-way
and ditch-lines to preserve as much as possible the adjacent trees, vegetation, side slopes,
and rural rustic character along the road in their current state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be
forwarded to the Virginia Department of Transportation Residency Administrator.
Recorded Vote A Copy Testi le:
Moved By: Tim R_ Rarhpr
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Seconded By: James H. Snead Signed: /,', ii-01,44) - (.
Yeas: 7 Printed Name: Otis S. Hawker
Nays: 0 Title: Interim Clerk
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