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78 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 1984 Council unanimously adopted the following resolution in commendation of the Martinsville- Henry County Rescue Squad: WHEREAS, the Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad, an organization composed entirely of volunteer members, has provided and continues to provide outstanding emergency medical service to our community at no direct cost to any citizen; and WHEREAS, through its initiative and efforts, coupled with public sup- port, this organization is able to own and maintain modern emergency equipment staffed by personnel whose sole purpose, through dedication and many hours of extensive and on-going training, is to provide the best in emergency medical care services in time of need; and WHEREAS, as one example of such dedication and training, this group recently won first place in a state-wide Emergency Medical Technician team competition, in which were entered 175 teams; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled, that it does hereby commend and con- gratulate the Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad's Emergency Medical Technician team upon its having been adjudged the best in the Commonwealth of Virginia; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by said Council that it hereby acknowledges with appreciation the tremendous public service this Rescue Squad has rendered--and continues to render--the entire community. After requesting the City administration to "put together" a plan for an alternative exit for the City's West End area, Mayor Cole asked that representatives of the City's Social Services Department, the Piedmont Seniors of Virginia, and the local Salvation Army unit be invited to Council's forthcoming December 11th meeting to inform Council as to whether basic needs of the citizens are being met (i.e., food, clothing, shelter, etc.). In response to Councilman Williams' query regarding the status and/or potential for development of the Dana Baldwin Memorial Park, Assistant City Manager-Public Works Director George W. Brown indicated that portions of the land-filled area of this park, once the decomposition process is completed, will be usable.