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( , lit ,-,'- TUESDAY JANUARY 9, 1979 Council also unanimously appointed the following citizens as the City's member-representatives to the Martinsville-Henry County Clean Community Commission: Mrs. Marjorie D. Midkiff, The Reverend R. T. Anderson, Mr. J. Burness Frith, Mr. Roy E. Frith, Mr. David H. Gleasman, Mr. J. A. Gustin, Mr. James W. Hopkins (Assistant to the City's Public Works Director), Mr. Herbert O. Hughes (City Recreation Director), Dr. David C. Jones, Mr. Walter W. Massie, and Mr. W. K. Putney, Jr. - Upon recommendation of City Attorney Worthy, citing pending litigation between the County of Henry and the City of Martinsville (involving extension of water service outside the City's corporate limits), Council deferred action on Mr. Jimmie R. Ford's petition (filed November 14, 1978, and recommended for approval by the Planning Commission under date of January 5, 1979) seeking water service for a four-unit apartment building Mr. Ford plans to construct in the Woodland Heights Subdivision, outside the City's corporate limits, although the City owns the water distribution system serving this subdivision and has provided water service therein for a number of years. Upon recommendation of the Planning Commission, Council unanimously approved the modification of the Special-Use Permit issued to Nationwide Homes, Inc., under date of April 25, 1978, involving Nationwide's apartment complex development at the intersection - of Drewry Road with Rives Road (Extension). Council called for a duly-advertised public hearing to be conducted by Council at its forthcoming January 23rd meeting qn a petition--supported by the CBD Commission and approved by the Planning Commission--filed by Leatherwood Land Company (under date of October 12, 1978), seeking (1) the rezoning of its property opposite the intersection