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<br />'i " <br />.!. Ji. <br /> <br />January 10, 2006 <br /> <br />Troy Rakes indicated that he had a pnor commitment. Council agreed to <br /> <br />schedule another time for his interview. <br /> <br />Harry Varn, President of the Martinsville Community Recreation <br /> <br />Association presented to Council a check in the amount of $7,346.28. This <br /> <br />represents the MCRA's contribution of one-half the cost of two projects <br /> <br />completed by Leisure Services. One was the replacement of lighting at the <br /> <br />Bronco Field at Southside Park and the other was installing two new basketball <br /> <br />goals at the Middle School that can be adjusted for different heights. <br /> <br />Marshall Stowe, Executive Director of MURA (Martinsville Uptown <br /> <br />Revitalization Association) gave a brief update of upcoming activities. Some of <br /> <br />the areas in which they are planning to work are events to involve more city <br /> <br />merchants during their regular operating hours; expanding the fa<;ades grant <br /> <br />program to help businesses with street appeal; the Memorial Tree program <br /> <br />including an Arbor Day Celebration Uptown in April; an Uptown window walk <br /> <br />project and expanding the season at the Farmers Market. They are also <br /> <br />working with the Historical Society on plans for the old Courthouse and will <br /> <br />continue to have the TGIF events, this year being the 12th season. Council <br /> <br />Member Clark asked Mr. Stowe to tell about the event they will be attending in <br /> <br />January and he said a group will be going to Salisbury on January 26th to <br /> <br />attend a one-day North Carolina Main Street Conference. <br /> <br />-_.....,..,.,...._,..,_..._-,.._~..__.,..._-"--"..-..--.------"..._---_...._.__.~ <br />