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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED October 22~ 1986
86-230 ADOPTED October 22~ 1986
AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO THE CATOCTIN CIRCLE PROJECT
TO PROVIDE A RIGHT-TURN LANE ON MARKET STREET
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg, John A. Wallace and Aaron Paulson, and
Clarence and Dorothy Jewell, entered into an agreement on August 30, 1985,
to provide for exchange of land, a cash contribution and participation among
the parties in the construction of an approximately 781-foot north extension
of Catoctin Circle at its intersection with Market Street; and
WHEREAS, the final design of the new intersection will result in two
left-turn lanes on Market Street to accommodate traffic heading south onto
Catoctin Circle; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned three-party agreement did not anticipate
the additional left-turn on Market Street nor the resulting need for a right-
turn lane on Market Street to service Catoctin Circle north extension; and
WHEREAS, Gorove/Slade Associates, Inc. submitted an August 15, 1986,
traffic study which confirms that East Market Street will operate at a level
of service E in the P.M. peak hours if a right-turn lane is not constructed
for the Catoctin Circle north extension; and
WHEREAS, the town's engineering consultant, Patton, Harris Rust & Associates
has submitted an engineer's estimate in the amount of $46,000 for the con-
struction of the right-turn lane on Catoctin Circle; and
WHEREAS, this Council has concluded that the right-turn lane on East
Market Street to serve the Catoctin north extension will improve traffic
safety and the efficiency of East Market Street traffic flow;
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RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO THE CATOCTIN CIRCLE PROJECT
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. The manager is authorized to execute a change order on
behalf of the town, with Merit Construction Associates, Inc. for the con-
struction of a right-turn lane on East Market Street in accordance with
plans and specifications prepared by Patton Harris Rust & Associates in
an amount not to exceed $55,000.
SECTION II. An appropriation is made from the General Fund to Account
No. 4102.700.097.200, Catoctin Circle Extension, in the amount of $36,000
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1987.
PASSED this 22nd day of October _ , 1986.
Robert E. ~evi~a~ Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk o~ '~nci-1