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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED September 8, 1992
92-167 ADOPTED September 8, 1992
AUTHORIZING THEREMOVALOFTHEBARRICADES ON PLAZA STREET
WHEREAS, in conformance with the approved proffers for the Exeter development, barricades
were installed on Plaza Street just north of the entrance to Leesburg Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the barricades, school traffic from Exeter must use Battlefield Parkway
and the Route 15 by-pass to access Leesburg Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, to improve transportation safety and effectiveness in the northeast quadrant, the
barricades are being considered to be removed prior to the proffered requirement; and
WHEREAS, the developer, Richmond-American, has agreed to remove the barricades, if
authorized, and to continue to route construction traffic through Battlefield Parkway and Route 15 by-pass;
and
WHEREAS, residents of Plaza Street have been notified of the pending action and several have
requested some action to slow the expected increase in traffic:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The barricades on Plaza Street are authorized to be removed from the right-of-way
as soon as possible.
SECTION II. The barricades are to be removed after four-way stop signs are erected at the
intersection of Marshall Drive and Plaza Street.
PASSED this 8th day of September ,1992.
J~mes E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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