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TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, '1981 .... .... .... - - ~ some discussion, Council referred this matter to City }~nager Edmonds for review and study, in collaboration with Vice Mayor Cole and Councilman Oakes, and for a report thereon to Council within the next two-to-four weeks. - Because the City failed to update its tax records to reflect the ownership by Mrs. Ruby C. Martin of a rear lot at 735 Stultz Road, formerly owned by Westinghouse Corporation in 1960, subsequently acquired by Messrs. H. F. Rea and C. H. Dodson, and later by Mr. E. W. Frith, Council ordered the abatement of penalties and interest accumulated on real estate taxes assessed and due on this property, with the understanding that Mrs. Martin will pay said real estate taxes (continuously assessed against Westinghouse Corporation since 1960). The records indicate that said penalties and interest accumulated and being abated have amounted to $77.26. Upon being informed that the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation, having responded favorably to the wishes of local property owners involved (as expressed at a recent public hearing conducted by the Highway Department), has revised its initially-proposed location and/or relocation of a bridge and &pproaches over Mulberry Creek on Spruce Street, Council unanimously adopted the following resolution concurring therewith and agreeing to pay five per cent of the costs to be incurred: WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was conducted on August 13~ 1981, in the City of Martinsville, Virginia, by representatives of the Department of Highways & Transportation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, after due and proper notice, for the purpose of considering the proposed location and design of Box Culbert and Approaches over Mulberry Creek in the City of Martinsville (Project 0650- 120-101, RW-201, C-501, D-601 Spruce Street), at which hearing aerial photo- graphs, drawings and other pertinent information were made available for public inspection in accordance with applicable State and Federal requirements; and WHEREAS, all persons and parties in attendance were afforded full opportunity to participate in said Public Hearing; and WHEREAS, representatives of the City of Martinsville were present and participated in said Public Hearing; and WHEREAS, a number of residents in the area of the proposed project expressed opposition to the proposed location of the bridge replacement project and requested that the proposed box culvert be shifted approximately fifty (50) feet north of the present bridge structure; and WHEREAS, following said Public Hearing, & Transportation, having considered the in the project location, indicates that feet of the box culvert is economically said Virginia Department of Highways citizens' request for 50-foot shift a shift of approximately fifty (50) feasible; and