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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED September 26, 1990
90-247 ADOPTED September 26, 1990
ACCEPTING DEDICATION OF LANDFORMAINTENANCE OF A
SIDEWALK ADJACENTTOTHEST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WHEREAS, the St. James Episcopal Church approached the Town of Leesburg last year concerning
its interest in dedicating to the town 1827 square feet adjacent to Wirt Street, which represents the
existing slate sidewalk along Wirt Street, N.W.; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for sidewalks adjacent to public streets, used by pedestrians, be under
public ownership and maintained by the town; and
WHEREAS, this sidewalk represents one of the last slate sidewalks within the Town of Leesburg
and is located within one of the most architecturally and historically significant portions of Leesburg's
Old and Historic Districts; and
WHEREAS, the public interest is served by ensuring that the slate sidewalk~ which significantly
contributes to the history and character of this neighborhood be preserved; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to obtain Loudoun County Circuit Court approval of said land dedication
from the St. James Episcopal Churetr
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The mayor is authorized to acknowledge the town's acceptance of a Deed of
Dedication as shown on a plat prepared by Ken W. Erickson, Inc., dated May 18, 1990, containing
approximately 1,827 feet, in a form approved by the town attorney. The town attorney is hereby
authorized to prepare the necessary documents and to petition the Circuit Court for approval of said
Deed of Dedication, on behalf of the St. James Episcopal Church. The clerk shall attest to the mayor's
signature.
SECTION II. The manager shall schedule initial maintenance work on the slate sidewalk to remove
all trip hazards and shall propose in the FY 92-97 Capital Improvements Program later restoration of
this sidewalk.
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RESOLUTION - ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
PASSED this 26th day of
September
Town of Leesburg
$990.
A~I~EST:
Clerk of C~oj~nell
R:St. James Church