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29l TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1976 ,,- (2) the offices of a number of physicians, whose offices are located near said Memorial Hospital; (3) places of employment throughout the City of Martinsville and, especially, Sale Knitting Company (TULTEX Corporation), Hooker Furniture Company, Pulaski Furniture Company, Patrick Henry Mall stores, and downtown Martinsville stores; (4) recreational areas, both in and out of the City of Martinsville, such as the City's Reservoir, various community centers and parks, Philpott Lake, Fairystone State Park, and Smith Mountain Lake; (5) Patrick Henry Community College, located off Route 108, approximately l~ miles north of Martinsville, where some 1,100 students are enrolled; and (6) various governmental agencies providing health care, social services, law enforcement, and general administration, both within the City of Martinsville and those agencies of Henry County located on Kings Mountain Road. ,.- Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, that it does hereby request the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation to give early consideration toward the necessary widening and improving of said Liberty Street and Route 108. Mr. R. Reid Young, III, Attorney at Law, appeared before Council on behalf of Mr. Steve Draper and others in like circumstances and requested that Council amend Section 8-3.3 of the City's Employee Manual to the extent that, under certain conditions, relatives of City employees may apply for and, if qualified, obtain employment with the City. Council continued this request for study, pending a report thereon from City Manager Noland at Council's forthcoming December 14th meeting and a legal opinion from City Attorney Worthy as to whether the provisions of said Section 8-3.3 are in conflict with State statutes and/or with the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act.