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.Jl TUESDAY JANUARY 9, 1979 -- The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor William D. Hobson presiding, was held Tuesday, January 9, 1979, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., William D. Hobson, Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr., Vice Mayor; Barry A. Greene; L. D. Oakes; and Francis T. West. ,- After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular meeting held December 12, 1978, and of its special meeting held January 2, 1979. Prior to beginning its regular order of business, Council recognized Firefighters Frank S. Gregory and Frank D. Stultz upon the occasion of their retirement, as of December 31, 1978, and presented to them tokens of appreciation for their long and faithful service, both dating from 1942. - Council also recognized--and extended a cordial welcome to--several members of the Henry County Board of Supervisors present at the invitation of Council (see minutes of special meeting held January 2, 1979), to hear the report of the Select Committee's Evaluation Report of the R. W. Beck & Associates' Appraisal Report (dated June, 1978), pertaining to the City's proposed hydro-electric development potential and specifically to the City's proposed "Ridgeway" hydro-electric project. Mr. George B. Adams, Jr., Chairman of the Select Committee, then presented said committee's report, as follows, excluding the twenty-one exhibits made a part of said report and the points (subsequently noted) that the R. W. Beck appraisal is predicated on joint or regional participation and (that) on a lOO-year flood the City's project, if developed, would reduce downstream flooding by 50%: