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:8 TUESDAY JANUARY 22, 1980 Dr. William Belt, Dentist with the Martinsville-Henry County Health Department, presented to Council the need for educational programs in the field of proper dental care and, to this end, presented a proclamation (which Mayor Hobson executed) designating the week of February 3, 1980 through February 9, 1980 as Dental Health Week. Council referred to the Planning Commission, for its consideratiDn and recommenda- tion, a petition filed by Mrs. Christine M. Bennett, of Bennett & Associates, Realtor, seeking a "relaxation" of the City-s rGgulations pertaining to outdoor signs in "P-2 Professionalll zoning districts. Pursuant to Section 58-1117.2 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA (1950, and as amended), Council authorized Mr. Clarence P. Kearfott, Attorney at Law, to take action in the name of the City of Martinsville against the owners, heirs and/or assigns of property identified as Lot No. 51 in the name of Eliza Gravely and of property identified as Lot No. 51A in the name of Bettie E. Redd, both of which lots are situated at or near the end of Cherry Street, in Martinsville. The authorized procedure permits Mr. Kearfott to sell these lots for delinquent ta~es thereon due the City. Council referred to the Planning Commission, for its consideration and recommenda- tion, an application for a Special-Use Permit, as filed by The Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, which application, if approved by Council, will permit the applicant to present its circus (with or without a sponsor) at Liberty Heights Fairgrounds on April 28th and 29th, 1980. Upon recommendation by City Manager Noland, Council unanimously adopted the following ordinance amending Section 10-152 of the City Code, reassigning some of the duties of Mr. Irving R. McGhee, Traffic & Planning Director, who retired as of December 31, 1979: