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.
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