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A special joint meeting of the Council of the Ci <br />Henry County Board of Supervisors was held on M. <br />beginning at 12 Noon. Council Members present in¢ <br />Terry L. Roop, Vice Mayor; Council Member J. Ronal <br />R. Cobbe (who left before the meeting was over) an <br />Bartlett. Henry County Board members present <br />Buchanan, H.G. Vaughn and Andy Parker. Board ~ <br />meeting after it began. Board member Jim Adams <br />County Administrator Benny Summerlin, Deputy Cc <br />County Attorney George Lyle. <br /> <br /> Also attending were Mac Holladay, Jennifer <br />Market Street Services; Kim Adkins and Chuck Davie~ <br />Alison Rothrock and Harry Cerino with The Harvest <br />Virginia Economic Development Partnership; and Dc <br />Bulletin. <br /> <br /> Mr. Holladay, CEO of Market Street Services <br />and City Council on the progress of the firm's stud,. <br />area. The most recent presentation of the study wa., <br />on Tuesday. It is the "Community and Economic Dew <br /> <br /> Mr. Holladay said he hasn't seen the national E <br />in his 30 years of experience, and that the national <br />the discussion when talking about local economies <br />Martinsville-Henry County economy, and any ecor <br /> <br />March 16, 2004 <br /> <br />'of Martinsville, Virginia and the <br />· ch 16, 2004, at the Dutch Inn, <br />luded: M. Gene Teague, Mayor; <br />Ferrill, Council Member Joseph <br />Interim City Manager W. Wade <br />cluded: Paula Burnette, Debra <br />',hairman David Davis joined the <br />was absent. Also, present were <br />unty Administrator Tim Hall and <br /> <br />.3ampbell and Alex Pearlstein of <br />with the Chamber of Commerce; <br />=oundation; Neal Barber with the <br />~ug Hairston with the Martinsville <br /> <br />briefed the Board of Supervisors <br />of the Martinsville-Henry County <br />made to a group of local citizens <br />Iopment Strategy." <br /> <br />conomy is such a state of despair <br />conomy should always be part of <br />He said the key to improving the <br />omy, is diversification, and that <br /> <br /> <br />