026-00
JOINT RESOLUTION BY
THE COMMON COUNCIL, CITY OF
WINCHESTER AND
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF
FREDERICK
WHEREAS, in accordance with Commonwealth Transportation Board construction
allocation procedures, it is necessary that a request by resolution be received from the local
government in order that the Virginia Department of Transportation program an enhancement project
in the City of Winchester and County of Frederick, and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of scenic or historic sites IS an eligible transportation
enhancement activity, as defined by federal legislation.
WHEREAS, the City and the County have already committed resources toward creation of
the battlefield network through interjurisdictional cooperation and ISTEA funding previously;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Winchester, and the County
of Frederick request the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish a project for the
acquisition of the historic Kernstown Battlefield site as the first step toward creation ofa Civil War
Battlefield Network in Winchester and Frederick County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Winchester and County of Frederick
hereby agree to pay 20 percent of the total cost for land acquisition and planning and design, of this
project, and that, if the City of Winchester or County of Frederick subsequently elect to cancel this
project, the City of Winchester or County of Frederick hereby agree to reimburse the Virginia
Department of Transportation for the total amount of the costs expended by the Department through
the date the Department is notified of such cancellation.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Winchester on the lith day of January,
2000.
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ATTEST: Edwin C. Dale
Clerk of the Common Council
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ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors, County of Frederick, on the 12th day of January,
2000.
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APPROVED Richard C. Shickle
Chairman, County of Frederick
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Copy to Cheryl Shiffler and Bill Orndoff