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<br />,-.. (~. <br /> <br />, .~. hd <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 26, 1980 <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, <br /> <br />with Mayor William D. Hobson presiding, was held Tuesday, February 26, 1980, in the <br /> <br />Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., <br /> <br />William D. Hobson, Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr., Vice-Mayor; Barry A. Greene; <br /> <br />L. D. Oakes; and Francis T. West. <br /> <br />After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular meeting <br /> <br />held February 12, 1980. <br /> <br />In tentative acceptance of the Planning Commission's report and recommendation regarding <br /> <br />the City's recent application filed for a Special-Use Permit, to allow for the construction <br /> <br />of a ground-level water storage reservoir on the southwest side of Morgan Street, Council <br /> <br />called for a duly-advertised public hearing to be conducted thereon at Council's forthcoming <br /> <br />March 25th meeting. <br /> <br />Council continued to its forthcoming March 11th meeting, for further consideration and/or <br /> <br />decision, the question of whether to file a final application for a grant of $600,000.00 <br /> <br />to finance the cost of rehabilitating substandard houses in certain areas of the City. <br /> <br />Council unanimously appointed Mr. Robert C. ("Husky") Hall and Mr. Irving R. McGhee to <br /> <br />membership on the Martinsville Transportation Safety Commission, Mr. Hall being a <br /> <br />member-representative from the City's Public School System and replacing Mr. William F. <br /> <br />Murphy (formerly of the School System); and Mr. McGhee, retired Traffic & Planning <br /> <br />Director, as a citizen member. <br />