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RESOLUTION NO. 88-163
PRESENTED
ADOPTED
September 13, 1988
September 13~ 1988
A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE DESIGNATION OF IDA LEE PARK AS A PUBLIC
RECREATION AREA AND FOR ACCESS FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED FOR AN
ACCESS ROAD TO SERVE THE PARK
WHEREAS, Ida Lee Park is owned and is to be developed by the Town of
Leesburg as a recreational facility serving the residents of Leesburg and
Loudoun County; and
WHEREAS, the facility is in need of adequate access; and
WHEREAS, the right-of-way of the proposed access is owned by the Town
of Leesburg and is made available at no cost to the State; and
WHEREAS, the procedure governing the allocation of recreational access
funds as set forth in SectiOn 33.1-223, Code of Virginia 1950, as amended,
requires joint action by the Director of Conservation and Historic
Resources and the Virginia Highway and Transportation Board; and
WHEREAS, a statement of policy agreed upon between the said Director
and Board approves the use of such funds for the construction of access
roads to publicly-owned recreational areas or historical sites; and
WHEREAS, it appears to the Town Council that all requirements of the
law have been met to permit the Director of Conservation and Historic
Resources to designate Ida Lee Park as a recreational facility and further
permit the Virginia Highway and Transportation Board to provide funds for
access to this public recreation area in accordance with Section 33.1-223,
Code of Virginia 1950, as amended; and
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RESOLUTION: ALrrHORIZlNG THE DESIGNATION OF IDA LEE AS A PUBLIC RECREATION
AREA AND FOR ACCESS FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED
WHEREAS, the Town Council acknowledges that pursuant to the provisions
of Section 33.1-223, Code of Virginia 1950, as amended, this road shall be
designated a "Virginia Byway" and recommends the Virginia Highway and
Transportation Board in cooperation with the Director of Conservation and
Historic Resources, take the appropriate action to implement this
designation.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I: The Director of Conservation and Historic Resources is
requested to designate Ida Lee Park as a public recreation area; and to
recommend to the Virginia Highway and Transportation Board that
recreational access funds be allocated for an access road to serve said
park; and
SECTION II. The Virginia Highway and Transportation Board is hereby
requested to allocate the necessary recreational access funds to provide a
suitable access road as hereinbefore described.
SECTION III. Scenic Byway designat~n for the access road is supported
pursuant to Section 33.1-62 et.seq, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and
will be protected by the town.
PASSED this .13th
ATTEST:
Clerk of ~uncil
day of
September
, 1988.
Robert E. Sevila, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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