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<br />411 <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />AUGUST 28, 1984 <br /> <br />former Mayor William D. Hobson (of 1013 Fayette Street), along with Mr. Pritchett, <br /> <br />suggested various needs for public transportation service throughout the community, <br /> <br />whereas Councilman Williams predicted that such service is going to be proposed in <br /> <br />the not-too-distant future. Councilman Groden, asserting that the Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />"speaks to transportation" and noting that the trial-period shuttle-bus service being <br /> <br />recommended will be privately funded, offered his motion (which was duly seconded) <br /> <br />that the City accept the proposal as presented. The motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />By written proposal and supporting documents and, also, in person, Dr. Noel T. Boaz, <br /> <br />a native of Martinsville and a professor with the Department of Anthropology of New <br /> <br />York University, offered to lease the former Joseph Martin School facility (in <br /> <br />Martinsville) for a period of two years, with option to purchase, and to make certain_ <br /> <br />renovations thereto, for the purpose of establishing therein a natural history museum, <br /> <br />financing of which would be under the auspices of The Boaz Foundation (of which Dr. <br /> <br />Boaz is Director) and through research grants. After some queries centered on the pro- <br /> <br />posed renovations and usage of the premises, followed by the enthusiastic endorsement <br /> <br />of Dr. Boaz's project by several citizens present, some of whom were former students <br /> <br />or teachers at Joseph Martin School or are residents of the area or--as in the case of <br /> <br />Mrs. Vergia B. Hobson, wife of former Mayor William D. Hobson--a retired Guidance <br /> <br />Counselor at Martinsville Senior High School, and with commendation from members of <br /> <br />Council of Dr. Boaz for this ambitious undertaking, Council unanimously authorized the <br /> <br />preparation of a lease agreement (between the City and Dr. Boaz and/or The Boaz <br /> <br />Foundation) for return to--and action by--Council. <br /> <br />By means of the following resolution, duly and unanimously adopted, Council delegated <br /> <br />to the City's Industrial Development Authority the power to make allocations of its <br /> <br />"private activity bond limit" to "private activity bonds" to assure exemption from <br /> <br />-------T' <br />