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.~o ,)l ~J JANUARY 23, 1979 TUESDAY The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor William D. Hobson presiding, was held Tuesday, January 23, 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 January 9, 1979. Before beginning its regular order of business, Council received--and acknowledged with appreciation--a donation (in the form of a check) from the Martinsville Community Recreation Association in the amount of $12,000.00, $9,000.00 of which to apply toward approximately fifty per cent of the cost of providing and/or improving parking facilities at the City's Southside Park, with the City to match and/or fund the remainder of the cost, and the $3,000.00 remainder of the donation to provide funds for a part-time employee for the Recreation Department. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council appropriated the donation for the purposes to which it was given. Pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on Leatherwood Land Company's request (filed October 24, 1978) seeking (1) the rezoning of its property situated on the north side of East Church Street, opposite the intersection of Cleveland Avenue with said East Church Street, from its present "P-2" and "M-l" zoning classifications to "C-2 Commercial" and (2) a Special-Use Permit to allow for the construction of four buildings on said property, viz., for a fast-food "drive-in" restaurant, for a convenience food store, for a combination office-retail facility, and for a 33-unit apartment complex. Prior to hearing any interested persons present, Council