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302 TUESDAY MARCH 27, 1984 plant from 6 MGD to 8 MGD capacity. Council-member Severt advocated (and subsequently placed into motion, for which there was no second) the proceeding by the City with the installation of odor-control improvements, for which plans and specifications have been authorized, but deferring any decision on the questions of expanding the City's treat- ment plant vs. diverting the Jones Creek Interceptor flow to the PSA's "Koehler" treat- ment plant, pending study of updated capital requirements and operating-maintenance costs and, also, the presence of the entire Council membership. Mr. Frank T. Gravely, of 1610 Mulberry Road, and Mr. Donald G. Hogg, of 1604 Meadowview Lane, both took exception to the economic factors referred to by Vice-Mayor Oakes, interpreting these factors as weighing toward "diversion" rather than toward "expansion". Mayor Cole, then referring to Council's recent authorization (from Council's January 24th meeting) to Wiley & Wilson to proceed with the preparation of plans and specifications for increased digester capacity and odor-control improvements at the, City's treatment plant, ques- tioned whether this authorization included the inviting of bids for this equipment and the improvements. In response to City Manager Edmonds' suggestion that Council conduct a special meeting (probably on Thursday, April 5th) in an attempt by Council to reach a consensus on Mr. Edmonds' proposed "letter of understandings" (or letter of request of the Henry County PSA, as hereinbefore cited), a motion introduced, duly seconded, to conduct such a meeting failed to carry by a vote of two-to-one (Mayor Cole voting "Nay"). As a result, it was presumed that further consideration thereof was continued to Council's next regular meeting or to some other future meeting. Upon being informed that Franklin County desires to join with the City of Martinsville and the County of Henry in the already-established Cooperative Council and/or Coordi- nating Committee for long-term care for the elderly to assure cost-effective utilization of all available funds therefor, Council unanimously adopted the following resolution agreeing to the joining by Franklin County in this effort: