1986-03-20 adjMarch 20, 1986 (Adjourned Meeting)
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An adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held
on March 20, 1986, at 1:30 P.M., Room 332, Highway Research Council Building on the~ Grounds
at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. This meeting was adjourned from
March 19, 1986.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. F. R. Bowie, Mrs. Patricia H. Cooke, Messrs. Gerald E.
Fisher and Peter T. Way.
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. J. T. Henley, Jr. and Mr. C. Timothy Lindstrom.
OFFICERS PRESENT: 'Mr. Guy B. Agnor, Jr., County Executive.
The Board met at this time to talk with Highway Commissioner, Ray Pethtel, about
different highway concerns in Albemarle County. The meeting was informal and held for
informational purposes only. No action of any kind was taken.
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March 26, 1986 (Afternoon Meeting)
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An adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held
on March 26, 1986, at 2:30 P.M., Meeting Rooms 5/6, County Office Building, 401 McIntire
Road, Charlottesville, Virginia.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. F. R. Bowie, Mrs. Patricia H. Cooke, Messrs. Gerald E.
Fisher, C. Timothy Lindstrom and Peter T. Way (arrived at 3:03 P.M.).
BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: Mr. J. T. Henley, Jr.
OFFICERS PRESENT: Mr. Guy B. Agnor, Jr., County Executive (arrived at 3:03 P.M.); Mr.
Robert W. Tucker, Jr., Deputy County Executive; and Mr. John T. P. Horne, Director of Plan-
ning and Community Development.
Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 2:38 P.M. by the
Chairman, Mr. Fisher. He said this is sort of a cmmmittee meeting to help get the Board
prepared for Agenda Item No. 2. For the next twenty minutes, the Board and staff discussed
general highway matters.
Agenda Item No. 2. Discussion: Need for a Bond Issue to Finance State Highway
Projects: Mr. Cowart - Governor's representative to be present.
Mr. Cowart arrived at 2:55 P.M. and was introduced to the Board members present. Mr.
Fisher said the Board was curious about the Transportation Study Commission and Mr. Cowart's
role.
Mr. Cowart said Governor Baliles established the commission composed of 30 members to
address deficiencies in transportation facilities in Virginia. About one-half of the members
are either currently, or recently elected, members of the General Assembly. The other
members are citizen representatives. The Governor gave the commission a formal charge on
February 17, 1986, and an overview of the State's highway system. The commission met last
Saturday and got an overview of the State's financial situation, bonding capacity, various
provisions of the State Constitution regarding loans, and began to focus on the substance of
the undertaking. It appears that an exceptional effort will be made to raise a large amount
of money to address the State's critical highway needs. The aggregate amount of the State's
critical needs totals $22.6 billion. Mr. Cowart said that next week, the commission will
embark on taking a public record of these needs. Albemarle County has the first hearing at
Noon on Monday, March 31, 1986. Over the next ninety days, the commission will address a
prioritizing of those needs and financing to address those priorities.
Mr. Cowart said he felt he should talk with as many of the Principal constituencies in
the geographical area to which he had been assigned; that area from Danville to Northern
Virginia, and from Roanoke to Richmond. He sees this as the preemptive move for the next
fifteen years, so if there is some substantial project that does not get done at this time,