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==Events==  
==Events==  
*[[January 1]] &ndash; Virginia reentry into the federal Union.
*[[March 3]] &ndash; City Council holds referendum on merger with [[Albemarle County]]. <ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=March 16, 1970|accessdate=July 3, 2020|id=|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/DocView.aspx?id=157763&searchid=383dece6-6534-4134-a392-7ce52a63bb38&dbid=0</ref>
*[[April 13]] &ndash; Richmond City Council voted 8 to 1 to approve Ordinance No. 70-89-97 and the Redevelopment Plan for the Fulton Urban Renewal Area. Under the [[Fulton Urban Renewal Plan]] the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority bought properties up and tore them down after securing about $32 million in federal grants. Some of the funds were intended to help property owners revitalize existing homes that were structurally sound, most families took the city's relocation package — which included up to $15,000 and a new home in a new neighborhood — and moved out. In 1964, as part of a Charlottesville's redevelopment program, [[Vinegar Hill]] was razed.
*[[September 15]] &ndash; [[Farmington (mansion)|Farmington]] listed on the National Register of Historic Places <ref>{{cite web|title=002-0035 Farmington|url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/002-0035/|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia Landmarks Register|location=|publishdate=April 4, 2018|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}</ref>
*[[December]] &ndash; [[Downtown Charlottesville Inc.]] presents the downtown pedestrian mall idea to [[City Council]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Timeline: Major Downtown Mall developments|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/timeline-major-downtown-mall-developments/article_6b7beb14-4177-11e6-b528-1f0baf6c1346.html|work=News Article|publisher=The Daily Progress|pageno=|author=Staff reports|printdate= July 3, 2016|publishdate=|accessdate=September 19, 2020}}</ref>


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* [[November 13]] – [[Cora Murray Duke]] dies in the [[University of Virginia Hospital]]. A local artist who taught at and later served as principal of [[Jefferson School]], Duke had her portrait photograph prominently included within the [[Holsinger Studio Collection]].


==Images==
==Images==
==References==
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This article is a date listing important or significant events that happened (or will happen) on events for the year 1970


Events

  • January 1 – Virginia reentry into the federal Union.
  • March 3 – City Council holds referendum on merger with Albemarle County. [1]
  • April 13 – Richmond City Council voted 8 to 1 to approve Ordinance No. 70-89-97 and the Redevelopment Plan for the Fulton Urban Renewal Area. Under the Fulton Urban Renewal Plan the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority bought properties up and tore them down after securing about $32 million in federal grants. Some of the funds were intended to help property owners revitalize existing homes that were structurally sound, most families took the city's relocation package — which included up to $15,000 and a new home in a new neighborhood — and moved out. In 1964, as part of a Charlottesville's redevelopment program, Vinegar Hill was razed.
  • September 15Farmington listed on the National Register of Historic Places [2]
  • DecemberDowntown Charlottesville Inc. presents the downtown pedestrian mall idea to City Council. [3]

Deaths

Images

References

  1. {{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=March 16, 1970|accessdate=July 3, 2020|id=|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/DocView.aspx?id=157763&searchid=383dece6-6534-4134-a392-7ce52a63bb38&dbid=0
  2. Web. 002-0035 Farmington, Virginia Landmarks Register, April 4, 2018, retrieved January 27, 2020.
  3. Web. Timeline: Major Downtown Mall developments, Staff reports, News Article, The Daily Progress, retrieved September 19, 2020.