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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
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PRESENTED June 10 2003
ADOPTED June 10, 2003
APPROVING WILSON AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE
WIDENING THE ROADWAY TO 36 FEET AND INSTALLING
SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES EXCEPT BETWEEN MARKET
STREET AND A POINT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET NORTH
WHICH WILL BE 30 FEET WITH A SIDEWALK ON TIlE WEST
SIDE ONLY
WHEREAS, Wilson Avenue is only 17 to 1.9 feet wide, without curb, gutter or sidewalk;
WHEREAS, the Wilson/Pershing Avenue Street Improvement Project is a funded street
improvement capital project; and
WHEREAS, the installation
of curb and gutter, sidewalk, and drainage system
improvements are necessary to better control stormwater runoff and to provide safe vehicular
and pedestrian access; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Projects Administrator and the Director of Engineering and
Public Works recommend a 36-foot roadway width that will allow parking on both sides, or a 30
foot roadway width that will allow parking on one side only, in accordance with Design &
Construction Standards Manual; and
WHEREAS, the residents on both Wilson and Pershing Avenues have been kept
informed of the status of this project and were invited to attend special neighborhood input
meetings and Town Council meetings to learn about the project; and
WHEREAS, comments from concerned neighbors and citizens have been received and
reviewed by Town Council and town staff; and
WHEREAS, a street width of 30 feet for Wilson Avenue from Market Street to
approximately 400 feet north is necessary to have the least impact on trees.
A RESOLUTION:
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APPROVING WILSON AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE
WIDENING THE ROADWAY TO 36 FEET AND INSTALLING
SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES EXCEPT BETWEEN MARKET
STREET AND A POINT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET NORTH
WHICH WILL BE 30 FEET WITH A SIDEWALK ON THE WEST
SIDE ONLY
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
Town Staff is directed to proceed with the following street widths and sidewalk locations
for Wilson Avenue.
From Market Street to a point approximately 400 feet north, widen the pavement to a
consistent width of 30-feet, install concrete curb and gutter on both sides, install a concrete
sidewalk on the west side only, and allow parking on the east side only.
From a point approximately 400 feet north to the end of the street, widen the pavement to
a consistent width of 36-feet, install concrete curb and gutter and concrete sidewalk on both
sides, and allow parking on both sides.
PASSED this 10t~ day of June 2003.
ATTEST:
~ ~' i~stattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
R03:Wilson Avenue Street Improvements