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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED March 28, 1989
89-60 ADOPTED March 28, 1989
REQUESTING AT.I.OCATION OF REVENUES FROM LOUDOUN COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT FUEL TAXES AND INCREASED COUNTY
RECORDATION TAXES TO FUND LEESBURG'S TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the recent creation of the Loudoun County Transportation District imposed a 2%
fuels tax within the County of Loudoun including the Town of Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, over $260,000 .nnl,R11y will be collected from Leesburg's businesses as a result of
this tax; and
WI-IEREAS, House Bin 1720, passed in the 1989 session of the General Assembly, will result in
an additional $1.1 mi]lion ~nnually for Loudoun County, beginning FY 91, for which funds must be
used for education or transportation purposes; and
WI-IE~, a signifi~nt percentage of county recordation transactions take place in Leesbur~,
and
WHE~, Leesburg's tr~n,portation needs are estimated to exceed $90 million; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg owns and ms_i~tains all urban system roads witbi~ its
corporate limits:
TI-IERE]~ORE, RESOLVED by the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The Town of Leesburg respectfully requests that the Loudoun County Board of
Supervisors and Loudoun County T~nsportation District CommL-usion consider an appropriate
allocation of funds to assist the town with the real property acquisition of approximately eight acres
to establish the right-of-way necessary to complete the southwest loop of the Route 7/Route 15 by-
SECTION II. The mayor and vice mayor are requested to convey thi, request to the chairman
and vice chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors as soon as appro~priate.
ATTEST: Rober~ g.- Sevila/l~layor ~
Town of Leesbu'rg
-~Clerk of Council ~