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32 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1986 counsel) should be soon receiving the necessary Certificate of Need from the Common- wealth of Virginia to permit the project to proceed. City Manager Brown reported that, in response to Council's resolution of request, the Virginia Department of Corrections (in cooperation with the West Piedmont Plan- ning District Commission) has conducted a needs assessment of local jail facilities within the Planning District, the results of which indicate that the construction of a Regional Jail Facility can not be justified at this time. The findings also pointed to some deficiencies in existing facilities, being bed deficiencies in the Henry County/City of Martinsville facilities, which will be studied by Mr. Brown and Henry County Administrator Lee Lintecum for report on to the respective governing bodies. Council expressed favorable interest, but without commitment, in a proposal from Mr. Dennis R. Bastien, President and Owner of the Winston-Salem, (N.C.) "Spirits" Base- ball Team, to bring to Martinsville an Appalachian League (professional) baseball franchise. Council unanimously cancelled its regular semi-monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 23, 1986, indicating that, if necessary, a special meeting can be convened to consider business matters which might require urgent attention. Council acknowledged comments from both Councilman Cole and Councilman Groden con- cerning traffic hazards along the recently-completed Mulberry Extension Roadway along which temporary lighting has been installed but is yet without traffic signals. Some of these hazards, pointed out by a number of citizens to Mr. Cole, pertain to the design of the roadway, excessive speeding by motorists, and sight distances.