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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED October 23, 1996
96-222 ADOPTED October 23~ 1996
CLOSING OF THE LAWSON ROAD CROSSING AT TUSCARORA CREEK
WHEREAS, the Transportation Section of the Town Plan includes the closing of Lawson Road at
Tuscarora Creek with the installation of permanent cul-de-sacs on each side of the creek; and
WHEREAS, no specific timetable for the closing has been set in the Town Plan or by the Town
Council; and
WHEREAS, the existing Lawson Road crossing of Tuscarora Creek floods from time to time during
heavy rain storms and must be closed for short periods; and
WHEREAS, the future completion of Battlefield Parkway between Route 7 and Sycolin Road will
provide access to Route 7 from the west side of Tuscarora Creek and will substantially eliminate the need to
keep the Lawson Road Creek Crossing open; and
WHEREAS, resident of Beauregard Estates Phase I have asked the Town Council to permanently
close Lawson Road at Tuscarora Creek; and
WHEREAS, town staff sent notices to adjacent landowners, posted signs and advertised for a public
hearing for this issue; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on September 24, 1996 regarding the closing of Lawson Road
at Tuscarora Creek; and
WHEREAS, comments received during the Public Hearing period were generally equally divided
between closing the creek crossing and not closing the creek crossing.
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A RESOLUTION: CLOSING OF THE LAWSON ROAD CROSSING AT TUSCARORA CREEK
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
The crossing of Lawson Road at Tuscarora Creek will remain open at this time subject to closure at
a future date in conformance with the Town Plan.
PASSED this 23rd day of
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
r:lawson, rd
October , 1996.
/~ToTomeS E. Clem, Mayor
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