HomeMy Public PortalAbout2005_09_27_r151 Suppl Approp CDBG Grant for Downtown Ped SignalsThe Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED
September 27, 2005
ADOPTED September 27, 2005
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-151
A RESOLUTION: APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF
$56,000.00 FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT TO ALLOW DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF
COUNTDOWN PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT
FORT EVANS RD. AND POTOMAC STATION DR.,
EDWARDS FERRY RD. AND SHENANDOAH SQUARE,
EDWARDS FERRY RD. AND HERITAGE WAY, EAST
MARKET ST. AND FORT EVANS RD., AND EAST
MARKET ST. AND PLAZA ST. IN LEESBURG.
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg has applied for and has been awarded a United
States Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of
$56,000.00 for the purpose of constructing several countdown pedestrian traffic signals at
Fort Evans Rd. and Potomac Station Dr., Edwards Ferry Rd. and Shenandoah Square,
Edwards Ferry Rd. and Heritage Way, East Market St. and Fort Evans Rd., and East
Market St. and Plaza St. in the Town; and
WHEREAS, this project will consist of installation of on-demand pedestrian traffic
control signals with countdown timers at very busy intersections in Town that will improve
pedestrian safety; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG program has a cost reimbursement method of payment that
entails the repayment of CDBG funds to the subrecipent based on actual expenditures
already paid; and
WHEREAS, pedestrian safety is an important element of Leesburg's Town Plan.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
A RESOLUTION:
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APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF
$56,000.00 TO ALLOW DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
OF COUNTDOWN PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT
FORT EVANS RD. AND POTOMAC STATION DR.,
EDWARDS FERRY RD. AND SHENANDOAH SQUARE,
EDWARDS FERRY RD. AND HERITAGE WAY, EAST
MARKET ST. AND FORT EVANS RD., AND EAST
MARKET ST. AND PLAZA ST. IN LEESBURG.
SECTION I. The FY 2006 Budget is hereby amended and an appropriation is
made in the amount of $56,000.00 for a Community Development Block Grant for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.
SECTION II. The Public Works, Streets Program budget is amended in the amount
of $56,000.00.
PASSED this 27~ day of September 2005.
ATTEST:
of Council
CDBG Supplemental Appropriation
ttd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg