DATE: Sunday, April 6, 1997                 TAG: 9704040455

SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN             PAGE: 25   EDITION: FINAL 

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CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS - SUFFOLK

The Suffolk City Council took the following actions at its meeting Wednesday. The council meets the first and third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 441 Market Street. The sessions are broadcast live at 7 p.m. on Municipal Channel 8 on Falcon Cable and repeated at 2 a.m., 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. the following Thursday through Wednesday. Proposal

Approval of Minutes, Approved 7-0

Apply, accept and appropriate a grant award under the Virginia Commission for Arts Local Government Challenge Grant program - second reading, Approved 7-0

Accept and appropriate $29,272 from Virginia Department of Aviation for Airport Improvement Projects - second reading, Approved 7-0

Accept and appropriate a $2,800 grant from Virginia Department of Aviation to prepare a storm water prevention plan for Suffolk Municipal Airport - second reading, Approved 7-0

Accept and appropriate a $1,875 grant from Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Program - second reading, Approved 7-0

Apply, accept and appropriate a grant for Victim/Witness Assistance program under Department of Criminal Justice Services - first reading, Postponed Not voted on

Resolution requesting Virginia Department of Transportation to include certain streets in Driver Station Subdivision into State Secondary Road Program, Approved 7-0

Resolution endorsing deletion of June 30, 1997, in-service date for Section 29 Tax Credit eligibility as proposed in budget submitted to Congress by President Clinton and encouraging Congress to maintain current in-service date of July 1, 1998, Approved 7-0

Resolution recognizing mayor from Bridgewater, Somerset, Great Britain, Approved 7-0

Consider proposed Six-Year Secondary Road Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 1997-98, Approved 7-0

Accept and approve city's 1997-98 Secondary Highway Improvement Priority Listand Construction Budget, Approved 7-0

Adoption of Capital Improvements Program for Fiscal Years 1997-98 through 2006-2007, Approved 7-0

Appropriate $10,222,022 for Fiscal Year 1997-98 Capital Improvements Budget -first reading, Postponed Not voted on

Set due date for payment of real estate taxes. Approved 4-3

Appropriate $450,000 from 1996 General Obligation Bond proceeds to Capital Projects Fund for Fire Station No. 2 relocation project - first reading, Postponed Not voted on

Establish Work Session for Wednesday, April 16 at 3:30 p.m., Approved

Annual report from Airport Commission, Postponed

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