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) -1 t3 ~~ TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 1983 seeking the abandonment of certain right-of-way in front of his residence at 912 Bethel Lane. There being no objections registered against this petition, Mayor Cole declared the public hearing closed; whereupon, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council approved said petition by its adoption of the following ordinance: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-second day of November, 1983, that the unused portion of the City's right-of-way beyond 7~ feet from the back of the curb in front of the Raymond Bennett residence at 912 Bethel Lane be--and is hereby--abandoned, subject to the filing with the Clerk of Martinsville City Circuit Court of an appropriate plat reflecting the right-of-way hereby authorized abandoned. Pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on United Virginia Bank's petition (previously approved by the Planning Commission) seeking the closing and abandonment of four alleyways situated to the rear of petitioner's property at East Church and Ellsworth Streets. Representing petitioner was Mr. Fred D. Smith, Jr., Attorney at Law, who agreed (on behalf of his client) to retention by the City (as recom- mended by the City's administrative staff) of certain right-of-way required for the Mul- berry Road Extension project and its companion Ellsworth Street widening project. There being no objections to this petition, Mayor Cole declared this public hearing closed; whereupon motion, duly seconded, and with Councilman West abstaining from voting because of his being a director of United Virginia Bank, all other members of Council voted to grant petitioner's request, with revision thereto as agreed upon, by its adoption of the following ordinance: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-second day of November, 1983, that four alleyways situated to the rear of United Virginia Bank property at East Church and Ellsworth Streets, being off the west side of Ellsworth Street between East Church Street and Mulberry Road Extension and being between property owned by Leggett Realty Company of Martinsville, Mr. G. N. DeShazo, Mrs. Mary Via, Mr. Lester V. Draper, Mr. Mack R. Draper, and Mrs. June D. Arnoult, be--and are hereby--abandoned, subject to the following stipulations: