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I-~' {-~ II ~ i^....i TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1980 WHEREAS, as a result of a break-in and robbery of the Mason & Son Garage, at 103 Railroad Street, between the hours of 6:30 P.M., February 21, 1980 and 2:00 A.M., February 22, 1980, the owner-operator, Mr. Ken Mason, may be unable to continue in a business which for twenty-nine years, through Mr. Mason and his father before him, has served its customers with distinction and integrity; and, WHEREAS, it not only behooves but also is incumbent upon the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, as a duly-elected governing body, to exert every effort to protect our citizens, their homes and businesses, from any encroachment upon their rights and properties, whether by unlawful design and action or through wanton disregard; and WHEREAS, the most effective means of protecting our citizens and curtailing of crime can be achieved only with the active and united support of all concerned citizens; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled, that: - (1) It urges all parents to instill in their children, with the aid of schools, churches and civic organizations and by their own good example, to the greatest degree that sense of individual responsibility which makes for good citizenship; (2) It solicits the assistance of insurance companies and law enforcement personnel toward instructing our citizens and business firms in the best methods to attain maximum protection and security for themselves and their properties; (3) It challenges our citizens, and especially our young people, to rally to the support of their government in its efforts to make Martinsville the best and safest place in which to live; and (4) It hereby calls upon our local law enforcement personnel to assess local conditions and needs and to present to City Council a positive program by which lawlessness can be reduced to a minimum and whereby those who yet dare to remain outside the law will not escape prosecution and the penalties therefor. Present at this meeting, in support of the foregoing, were Mr. Ken Mason and other local independent garage owners. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council authorized the selling of approximately eight (8) acres of land in the City's Industrial Park to Stanley W. Bowles