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31 THURSDAY DECEMBER 30, 1976 ,- involving the petitioner's request and the developments which caused petitioner to abandon his initial project of converting the property into an apartment complex, for which Council issued a Special-Use Permit under date of October 12, 1976. Following further discussion of this matter, Council directed that a duly-advertised public hearing be conducted by Council at its regular meeting scheduled for January 25, 1977, on the proposal of the Planning Commission to create a category under the Special-Use Permit section of the Zoning Ordinance, to allow for the operation of homes for the aged thereunder, with the understanding that the Planning Commission would conduct its public hearing thereon at its forthcoming January 20th meeting. ,'- Councilmen Oakes and Greene made statements concerning recent pronoucements by the Honorable Mills Godwin, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, wherein Governor Godwin and various members of the Virginia General Assembly have indicated that, because of an anticipated State budget deficit of $120,000.00 for the current biennium, there may be sharp cutbacks of State funds allocated to Virginia localities in fiscal 1977-78. Council took the position that it would be unfair for the State to make local governments the "scapegoat" of the State's miscalculation of its income during the biennium in the State's effort to solve its financial problem. Council also expressed the hope that combinations of sufficient budget reductions by the State and a reduction of State-mandated programs could be effected by the State and, therefore, eliminate the need for local governments to increase taxes to absorb some of the State's anticipated budget shortfall. Council directed the City Manager and the City Attorney to advise, by letter, appropriate r~k.