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275 December 12, 2000 Earl B. Reynolds, Jr., City Manager; recognized the fourth quarter 2000 Service Excellence Award nominees and winner- Bob Riggs, Fire; Chad Dodson, Public Works; Tony Davis, Water Resources; and Coretha Gravely, Police, winner. Rives Brown Coleman, President of the Martinsville Uptown Revitalization Association, presented an ornament representing the former Martinsville High School to Council Members. Mayor Crabtree presented a summary of the City's accomplishments for 2000. Brenda Prillaman, of Customer Service, presented a report of customer concerns of the Druid Hills and Middle School areas. She stated, "All complaints, except for 34, have been resolved. The main concerns were street and sidewalk issues and property maintenance violations." Council Member Roop noticed a sewer problem listed on Beechnut Lane. John Dyches, Water Resources Director, stated, "In the past, the City decided that residents must do away with their septic tanks and connect to the City line. However, not everyone did, and there's no way to know until there's a problem." Mayor Crabtree declared the Town Meeting open. Tim Moore, of Rives Road, stated, "1 would like to see Rives Road closed to truck traffic beginning at the City limits. This area is primarily residential, and trucks use it as a cut-through. They run 24 hours daily and cause noise and air pollution." Council requested that Leon Towarnicki, Director of Public Works, take this matter to the Transportation Safety Commission, and invited Mr. Moore to attend the next meeting. Chris Koumparakis, of the Martinsville High School Wrestler Boosters, stated, "1 understand that the City Leisure Services is taking the lower tennis courts at the high school and turning them into a public basketball court. This is the most ludicrous thing I've heard. School personnel do not