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383 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1986 BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled, that: 1. This Council strongly opposes any legislative attempt to mandate use of private engineers and surveyors at the developer's option in the City of Martinsville to perform subdivision inspections and to mandate such use by local government of such private professionals for inspections relative to residential development. - 2. Such moves would constitute unwarranted intrusion into the detailed affairs of local governments and deprive them of necessary control over the enforcement of their own ordi- nances; raise serious questions of responsibility and liability for such work, professional accountability, and payment for services; and force a professional relationship that local governments may not want, which in itself is unworkable. 3. Such legislative action is utterly unnecessary since local governments are discharging their review and inspections in a timely, competent, and efficient manner. In accordance with petitions submitted by a number of citizens residing in the Forest Park-Druid Hills areas of the City, Council unanimously autho- rized and directed that the area(s) of the City's Spruce Street Ballfield/ Tennis Courts be designated a City Park. Council acknowledged receipt of a report by City Manager Brown on a recent and satisfactory conference with Mr. Hardin H. Edwards and other members ~, of the local American Legion organization (Pannill Post No. 42) regarding a matter brought before Council by Mr. Edwards at Council's recent September 9th meeting, which pertained to bingo games conducted under City permit by Regular Veterans Association, Post No.8. In his report, Mr. Brown informed Council that Mr. Hardin and his associates are now generally convinced that the Regular Veterans Association (Post No.8) has met the permit requirements for bingo operations as set forth in the State Code.