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April 3, 2002 A joint meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, Board of Supervisors of the County of Henry, Virginia, and the Public Service Authority (PSA) Board of Directors of the County of Henry, Virginia, was held on April 3, 2002, in Council Chamber of the Municipal Building, beginning at 12:30 P. M., with Mayor Mark Crabtree presiding. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss federal grant funding of proposed improvements to the PSA and Martinsville water and wastewater systems. Council Members present included: Mark A. Crabtree, Mayor; M. Gene Teague, Vice Mayor; and Council Members Bruce 14. T. Dallas, J. Ronald Ferrill, and Terry L. Roop. Steve Plante, Engineer, presented a summary of the proposed changes. There is an existing agreement between the City and the PSA that allows the PSA to send wastewater to the City for treatment and covers the sale of water to the PSA. This agreement covers the proposed changes, so no further negotiations are required. The work is anticipated to be completed around November 2, 2002, for Koehler, mid- February 2003 for Lower Smith River, and around March 1, 2003, for Rives Road. The following Resolution was unanimously adopted by the County Board of Supervisors and the PSA Board of Directors. Council Member Roop moved to adopt the following Resolution; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Crabtree, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None: WHEREAS, the Foreign Trade Policies of the United States have severely impacted the textile and apparel industry nationwide; and WHEREAS, Henry County and Martinsville were once home to numerous industries that produced textile and apparel products which were known world wide; and WHEREAS, the Henry County Public Service Authority (PSA) and the City of Martinsville (the City) developed state of the art