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. r- _l \. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1978 time~ either in the study evaluation or in the decision-making process or in any referendum of the voters thereon. Upon motion~ duly seconded and unanimously carried, and in keeping with Councilman Oakes' October 24th recommendation~ Council adopted the following resolution expressing its willingness and desire to confer periodically with the Henry County Board of Supervisors on matters of mutual interest: ..- WHEREAS, the problems confronting local governments as well as the maintaining and/or improving of the level of services by local governments are increasingly more complex and demanding; and~ WHEREAS~ it is believed that the solutions to such problems as well as the maintaining and/or improving of the level of services~ in many instances, can best be determined jointly and cooperatively by such local governments, through a sharing of mutual concerns~ ideas~ knowledge~ and planning~ to the greatest benefit to all citizens; now therefore~ BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville~ Virginia~ that it does hereby express a ready desire and willingness to meet and confer periodically~ at such times and places mutually determined~ with the Board of Supervisors of Henry County to the end that~ through a sharing of concerns~ ideas, knowledge, and planning~ the needs of the citizens of the two political subdivisions can best be ascertained and satisfied and the on-going development of said two political subdivisions can progress in the most orderly manner to the inurement of all concerned. -- In acceptance of a recommendation submitted under date of October 31, 1978~ by Pastor (Imam) Qiblah Khan, of the local Muslim congregation~ and with a prior and similar recommendation from Pastor Khan, Council unanimously directed that two of the City's parks~ viz.~ City Park and Community Park~ be officially named the "J. Frank Wilson Memorial Park" and the "Dr, Dana O. Baldwin Memorial Park"~ respectively~ in memory and honor of these two distinguished citizens. And~ in so doing~ Council acknowledged with appreciation Pastor - Khan's efforts and interest in this matter as well as the recent cleaning up of the former Community Park~ sponsored and undertaken by the Muslim congregation. Council also directed that a letter (dated October 29, 1978) from Mrs. Franz D. Wilson, widow of the late J. Frank Wilson, be included in these minutes~ as follows: