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1~ TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 1983 - Council accepted Mr. Crews' and the study committee's recommendations and, therefore, accepted the minimum premium plan proposed by Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Southwestern Virginia and, too, terminated coverage (effective October 31, 1983) heretofore carried with Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. (NOTE: Subsequent to Council's fore- going action, the City School Board, on October 27, 1983, accepted the plan proposed by BC-BS of Southwestern Virginia.) - In tentative acceptance of the Planning Commission's recommendation that Lot No. 28 at 802 Starling Avenue be rezoned from "R-6 Residential" to "P-2 Professional", as requested by Mr. James M. Wilson, Council unanimously called for a duly-advertised public hearing to be conducted on this recommendation and request at Council's forth- coming November 8th meeting. By letter of petition, Mr. Charles E. Williams requested that penalties and interest be waived on unpaid 1972 real estate taxes assessed against his property (Lot No.6, Section A) at 1050 Graves Street. The record notes that Mr. Williams acquired this property in 1954 and that, in October of 1962, ownership passed from Mr. Williams and his wife, Ida D. Williams, solely to Mrs. Williams, from whom Mr. Williams separated in 1966. The record further notes that, by deed dated December 31, 1971, and recorded January 10,1972, a "deed of gift" made Mr. Williams the sole owner of this property; however, the billing for taxes for the year 1972 was in the name of Mrs. Williams, inasmuch as she was the owner of record as of January 1, 1972, and for reasons unknown said taxes (in the amount of $93.58) have never been paid. After some discussion, in which Councilman Reed took the position that Council should not involve itself in this matter (inasmuch as the taX delinquency apparently resulted from a domestic problem between Mr. Williams and his wife) and in which Councilmember Severt expressed concern