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77 TUESDAY APRIL 16, 1985 Mr. Nolan, of the Anchor Houses, informed Council that his request of the City is slightly less than that for 1984-85 and that his agency is now operating a Detention Outreach Program (at a cost of $6.00 per day) which should reduce the need for detain- ing juveniles in the W. W. Moore Juvenile Detention Home. Mrs. Pat Conrad, of the City's Department of Social Services, informed Council that the Department's initial request (as to the City's net cost) for 1985-86 can now be reduced because the Commonwealth of Virginia will be underwriting more of the cost than was first anticipated. Mr. Earl Jones, of the Health Department, reported that regular-and-merit salaries for Health Department personnel in 1985-86 (paid directly by the State of Virginia) represent an increase of some 10% overall. Dr. Max Wingett, of Patrick Henry Community College, informed Council that his agency's request represents a drastic reduction from that of former years because there is no present need for site development to which the four participating jurisdictions have previously contributed; however, Dr. Wingett further reported that costs will be increasing in other areas, such as capital outlay and curriculum information. Dr. Wingett also reported that the sum of $3,000,000.00 is being contributed (by two pri- vate donors) for the construction of a Fine Arts Center Building at Patrick Henry Community College. Mr. Wuensch, of the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation, briefly described efforts and activities of this agency, now in existence for four- teen months, toward attracting industry and commercial development within the area as well as indicated some expectation of generating additional revenue for the agency from services provided and the sale of sites within the City's Industrial Park.