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01-15-1940 Minutes vIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board of ~upervlsors, held at the Courthouse on ~anuary 15, 1940, at 10:00 a.m. and in the l64th year of the Commonwealth. .t'resent: H.L.Chalkley, vhairman H. '1' . Goyne oJ .G.Hening T .D. liatkins 'i1.A.Horner .t'.W.vovington This being the day and time set by the Board to hear any and all persons favorable or unfavorable to the proposed annexation by the 'l'own of Colonial Heights of certain areas adjacent to the said Town of volonial Heights in Chesterfield vountY~i and the Chairman asked those wishing to be heard in favor of the annexation by volonial heights of the aforesaid area to come forward and be heard. liaereupon, Fred R. Shepher, ~ayor of the ~own of volonial heights, tlarry ~. ~nead, and others sppke in favor of the said proposed annextion by the ~own of volonial heights. The vbairman then asked those persons desiring to be heard in opposition to the said proposed annextion by the ~own of Colonial tleights, to come forward and be hear, whereupon, .....1'5. r~.!h lihi te ,J1. II. vrowder, and others spoke in opposition to the said proposed annexation. And it appearing to the~oard that all members of the ~oard had not viewed the area proposed for annexation by the ~own of volonial l~ights. 'l'herefore, on motioh of .t'.iv.uovington, the lJoard is now reoessed u.ntil 3:00p.m. this day to permit the membership to view the area proposed to be anne~ed by the Town of volonial J:Leights. On motion of J1.T.uoyne, the vhairman oalled upon these appearing before this ~o~rd for a rising vote by those favoring the proposed annextion of certain area of~hesterfield vounty by the ~own of ~olonial heights, and of those opposing the aforesaid annextion. i,hereupon, the Chairman asked for those in favor of the aforesaid proposed annextion to rise, and be it reoambered that six l6J persens favored the proposed annextion. ~he Chairman then asked those persons oPPQsing the aunextion to rise, and be it remembered that twenty-two. l22J persons oppoeed the proppse4 annexat!on. . On motion of J.I.z..uening, it is resolved that t:.is ~oard ,l'escind its former resolution of July 5, 1939, in so far as said resolution~G8D6rns the emp19Y- ment of additional counsel to assist the Commonwealth's Attorney in defending this ~ounty against the annexation proceedings filed against this Cmunty by the Town of volonial Heights. Be it here remembered that tl.~.Goyne voted "No" and asked that his vote be so reoorded. On motion of Vi. A. Horner, it is resolved that the Virginia JJepartment at Highways be and it is hereby requested to make a 10oat1on surv8T for a proposed rDad oommenoing at the inters~9tion of .t. '10, and Ruther's Road th8noe'southwardl~ over the Ruther's Road and the 'Ruther's Road exgended to Route #360, eact of Poooshock Creek, without cost to the County. ~~ ecutlve cretary }f. ~ !)t,j~ hairman .