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,-, C! ~ ~~O 4 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1986 -, A regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor L. D. Oakes presiding, was held Tuesday, October 14, 1986, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M. All members were present, as follows: L. D. Oakes, Mayor; Clyde L. Williams, Vice-Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr.; Alfred T. Groden; and Allan McClain. - After the invocation and Mayor Oakes' cordial welcome to visitors present, Council recognized Mr. George Ellis Oakes, who retired from City service (as a Senior Correctional Officer at the City Prison Farm) on July 31, 1986, following some eighteen years of employment at the Prison Farm. Council, through Mayor Oakes and City Manager Brown, also presented to Mr. Oakes a check in token of the City's appreciation of his faithful service. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular meeting held September 25, 1986. Pursuant to duly-published notice, Council conducted a public hearing on Adkins Construction Company's application for a special-use permit under which, if issued, applicant would be allowed to construct a 62-unit townhouse complex off the west side of Spruce Street, south of Corn Tassel Trail, on a site con- sisting of 10.8 acres of City-owned land which Council has previously declared "surplus" and, by action taken July 8, 1986, agreed to sell to applicant (or to Mr. Bill A. Adkins, President of Adkins Construction Company) in acceptance of applicant's recent bid in the sum of $45,000.00 (see Council minutes of July 8, 1986, page 331, MB No. 25), to which bid was attached a proviso that, in effect, bidder would purchase the property only if bidder be issued a special- use permit for the purpose hereinbefore stated. Representing ~pplicant were Mr. Bill A. Adkins and his architect, Mr. David W. Reeves (of Smith & Reeves,