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October 30, 2000 <br /> <br />wishes of those concerned are to enforce it across the board. After Council tabled the <br />Ordinance to request that the Planning Commission review it again, the consensus of <br />the Commission was to re-submit as is. The option, if not passed, would be to <br />aggressively enforce what's in place." Council Member Roop stated, 'Tm comfortable <br />with it if those in real estate know of the change." Council Member Roop moved to <br />adopt the Ordinance, on first reading, as amended; the motion was duly seconded and <br />carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Crabtree, <br />Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None. <br /> <br /> Council considered adoption of Ordinance No. 2000-7 amending Chapter 21 - <br />Taxation, Article III - Tax on Purchasers of Utility Service. Council Member Ferrill <br />stated, "We all need to remember that this is tax-neutral." Council Member Ferrill <br />moved to adopt the Ordinance [Attachment A]; the motion was duly seconded and <br />carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Crabtree, <br />Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None. <br /> <br /> Kim Adkins, Executive Vice President of the Martinsville-Henry County Chamber <br />of Commerce, stated, "I'm here to clarify misconceptions regarding economic <br />development. Our goal is to streamline services, not to dissolve any entities or take <br />control away from the Patrick Henry Development Council, the City of Martinsville, or <br />the County of Henry. We need to build private-public partnerships." Mayor Crabtree <br />stated, "We don't want to lose momentum." Council Member Roop stated, "We're very <br />concerned with economic development. The County's looking at several options, and <br />we need to be planning ourselves. My option is to continue cooperative efforts with the <br />County of Henry." Vice Mayor Teague stated, "It appears that we agree that what we've <br /> <br /> <br />