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j.O TUESDAY JULY 28, 1981 into users' facilities; thus, City Manager Edmonds recommended against this supply source for use beyond the Industrial Park. Present for this meeting were representatives of several of the City's largest water users who were briefed by City Manager Edmonds on July 24th on his proposed water conservation plan, plus Mr. Blair Davis, owner-operator of Goodson's Laundromat in the Patrick Henry Mall complex. Speaking to this matter and describing the effects of reduced water supply were the following persons: (1) Mr. Davis, who anticipated a seriously-adverse effect upon his business if the water supply is curtailed; (2) Mr. Dwight Pemberton, of pannill Knitting Company, Inc., who suggested that the City not only develop a permanent water emergency plan (to obtain emergency water supply at any time in the future the City's regular source supply is reduced) but also recommended that the City's current approach to the water shortage be, first, on an immediate basis (rather than the next three months as a short-term plan), then on an interim basis, and finally on a long-term basis. Meanwhile, Mr. Pemberton indicated that he will strongly recommend to his management officials that they immediately impress upon Henry County governmental officials the City's current dire need for water from available sources within Henry County as well as seek Henry County's every cooperative effort to assist the City during the emergency; (3) Mr. Clyde L. Britt, Executive Director of Memorial Hospital of Martinsville & Henry County, who presented a letter on behalf of the hospital and its Finance and Executive Committees of the Board of Trustees, requesting an exemption from the proposed water conservation plan, especially in view of the fact that the hospital has just recently completed a major expansion of its facility to meet growing health care needs, plus a renovation of in-place facilities, all of which require more personnel, more mechanical equipment, and more laundry facilities to serve more patients and, consequently, more water than was needed before the expansion-renovation. Mr. Britt further indicated that, while conservation of water and other resources have always been emphasized by the hospital management, additional emphasis would be stressed and, too, the hospital management would explore the feasibility of drilling a well on hospital property to provide water for the hospital's laundry, air-conditioning system, and boilers; (4) Mr. Larry Deal, Manager of the local Coca-Cola plant, who noted that approximately 83% of his firm's product consists of water and, therefore, a reduction in water usage or supply would seriously and adversely affect his business volume, notwithstanding the fact that only recently his firm committed itself to a contract requiring expanded production, which -'"""'""'..---.--"""--..