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29 TUESDAY MARCH 13, 1984 for odor-control improvements at the City's treatment plant, as quoted by him at Council's meeting held January 24, 1984, and a revised estimate of some $94,000.00, in that the first- quoted estimate did not include "pilot study" costs nor did it reflect certain "re-positioned" costs. Council continued this subject matter to its forthcoming March 27th meeting for further consideration and/or action. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council went on record as lending its approval to the establishing of a Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan Program on a regional basis, a concept supported by the West Piedmont Planning District Commission, through which program (i.e., Certified Development Company Program through the U. S. Small Business Administration) communities will be enabled to create jobs, increase local tax base, expand business ownership opportunities, and offer improved community services through long-term, fixed-asset financing, and especially low-cost, long-term loans for eligible small businesses. This program, as explained in writing by Mr. Mark Henne, Executive Director of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission, and as explained in person by Mr. Robert Dowd, of the Commission, is not envisioned--if successful--to place any cost upon the City. Upon motion, duly seconded and carried affirmatively by a vote of all Council members, with the exception of Mayor Cole (who abstained), Council adopted the following ordinance which amends Section 22-87 of the City Code, thus increasing the rates therein for for-hire cars, as recently requested by Mr. Edwin A. Gendron, Jr., Attorney at Law and Counsel for Classic Limousines, Ltd., owned and operated by Mr. James Westmoreland, Jr.: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session held March 13, 1984, that Section 22-87 of the Code of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, be--and is hereby--amended to read as follows: No person owning, operating, controlling or driving a for-hire car with- in the city shall charge an amount to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00) for the first hour, or fraction thereof, and seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for each succeeding one-quarter hour, or fraction thereof; pro- vided, that for~hire cars bringing passengers into this city from with- out the city may charge the rates provided by the city or county in which they are licensed.