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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, AUGUST 9, 1967.
A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council
Chambers, 12 W. Loudoun Street, Leesburg, Virginia, on August 9, 1967 at 7:30
P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Rollins, with prayer by Council-
man Pumphrey. Those present were:. Mayor Kenneth B. Rollins, Councilmen C. A.
English Cole , C. Maloy Fishback, Maurice R.- Lowenbach, Jr. , Walter F. Murray
and John W. Pumphrey; also Town Manager James W. Ritter, Jr. Absent from the
meeting were Councilman Robert A. Orr and Town Attorney George M. Martin.
r Mr. Robert C. Forbes was appointed Clerk Pro-Tem in the absence of the Clerk.
9 The minutes of the regular meeting of July 12, 1967 and the special meet-
ing of August 3, 1967 were approved as written.
Mayor Rollins presented to- Council a Petition, signed by more than 100
persons, that urged the Council to purchase a four-acre tract of land between
W. Market and Cornwall. Streets for use as a site for a Post Office and Town Hall.
He also read a letter from the Planning Commission, wherein the Commission rec-
ommends sites for the proposed Town Office Building and apprises the Council of
the withdrawal by George M. Kline of his request for rezoning. An open discus-
sion developed concerning the location of the Post Office and Mr. Reginald Gheen
and Mr. George B. Reynolds joined in the discussion. The Mayor stated that he
will set a date for members of the Council to meet with officials of the Post •
Office Department to discuss proposed sites.
Mr. Ritter reported that the cave-in at Honicon Court has been temporarily cor-
rected and recommended that an easement be obtained.
He also reported that no further word has been received from the Water Pol-
lution Control Agency in Charlottesville with respect to approval of plans for
the new sewage treatment plant.
He stated that bids have gone out for the construction of a water line east
of the FAA facilities in Route 7, and that a contract has been. signed for sealing
the runway at the Airport. However, the amount of money in the Airport Fund is
insufficient to cover all improvements. It was decided to proceed with all im-
provements to the Airport and, if necessary, appropriate the necessary funds
from the Public Improvement Fund at a later date, and to be reimbursed by the
Airport Fund.
The Teen Center located on W. Royal Street was discussed at length, and
one of the Town Policemen reported that trouble has developed on several occas-
ions outside the Teen Center:, but as a result of events inside the Center. Upon
motion of Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Fishback, the following motion
was defeated by a roll call vote of 3 to 3:
That the license at the Teen Center on W. Royal Street be revoked and
the place be closed.
Upon -motion of Councilman Murray, seconded by Councilman Lowenbach, the follow-
ing motion was unanimously adopted :
That the proprietor of the Teen Center on W. Royal Street be apprised
of the fact that the conditions of the establishment operated thereat
have become unruly and, as a result of the unrulinessof the patrons
in and around her property, and unless improvements be forthcoming
within two weeks, steps will be taken to revoke the business license.
Upon motion of Councilman Cole, seconded by Councilman Murray, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted :
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the .
following appropriations be made :
$1,583.25 - Baughman Chemical Spreader , for snow and ice removal.
Streets - Capital Outlay.
1 ,000.00 - Traffic Signal Maintenance. Streets-Maintenance.
There being no further business , the meeting adjourned at 9:20 P.M.
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Clerk of the Council Pro-Tem