2009-03-01 VDOT-Closing of Residency OfficePITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
2009-03-01
VIRGINIA: At the regular meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors held on Monday, March 2,
2009, the following resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County encompasses one of the largest service areas of any individual county
in Virginia with hundreds of miles of secondary roads; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Transportation and its restructuring plan has proposed to close
the Chatham Residency office eliminating positions of office staff and engineering and merging that office with
the Residency office in Halifax; and
WHEREAS, this will create a substantial burden on citizens of Pittsylvania County to be traveling to
meetings in another county because of the significant size of Pittsylvania County; and
WHEREAS, the Residency office on U. S. Route 29 in Pittsylvania County provides an ideal central
location to serve surrounding jurisdictions, such as the City of Danville which is provided with urban funds which
service a number of projects that transition into Pittsylvania County; and
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County has requested that the Chatham Residency office remain open to serve
local jurisdictions; then
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors and the Danville City
Council request the Virginia Transportation Board to allow the Chatham Residency office to remain open and
provide necessary services to Pittsylvania County and other local jurisdictions covering over a 1,025 square miles;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to all elected officials
representing Pittsylvania County.
Given under my hand this 2nd day of March, 2009.
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Coy E. Ha e, Chairm
Pittsylvania Co}~ty Board of Supervisors
William D. Sleeper,
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY
VIRGINIA
William D. Sleeper
County Administrator
P.O. Box 426
Chatham, Virginia 24531
dan.sleeper@pittgov.org
Phone (434) 432-7710
Fax (434) 432-7714
Gretna/Hurt (434) 656-6211
Bachelors Hall/Whitmell (434) 797-9550
March 19, 2009
Mr. Randy L. Hamilton
Residency Administrator
Virginia Department of Transportation
P. O. Box 309
Chatham, VA 24531
Re: Resolution 2009-03-01 -Opposing the Closing of the Chatham Residency Office
Dear Mr. Hamilton:
Attached hereto, you will find Resolution 2009-03-01 passed by the Pittsylvania County
Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting on Monday, March 2, 2009, which opposes
the closing of the Chatham Residency office.
If I can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely,
William D. Sleeper
County Administrator
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