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~28 TUESDAY JANUARY 25, 1977 23, 1976) of Mr. Earle W. Greene's request that a street identified as Azalia (or Azalea) Street, which connects the north side of Mulberry Road with the south boundary of City Park, be closed and abandoned, to permit petitioner to have additional and sufficient land available to build an addition to his apartment complex situated at 613 Mulberry Road, the Planning Commission recommended that, in lieu of closing said street, the Council close and abandon a ten-foot alley adjacent to the rear of Mr. Greene's apartment complex and to the City Park, subject to the filing with the Clerk of Martinsville City Circuit Court (of) a proper map for recordation in the office of said Clerk. The Commission further reported that, in its opinion, said Azalia (Azalea) Street should be retained as a walk-in access from Mulberry Road to the City Park and, too, that the closing of the aforementioned alley would accommodate Mr. Greene's intent and need. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council accepted the Commission's recommendation and so ordered said alley closed and abandoned. Council was presented with a tabulation of sealed bids received by the City for the remodeling and renovating of the City's property at 19 South Moss Street (said property formerly being the Ohev Zion Synagogue and, subsequently the headquarters of the Americal Legion's Pannill Post No. 42) for use as a Senior Citizens Center. These bids, submitted by five area contractors, covered the renovating of the basement, or first floor, of the building, plus seven alternates for various additional sub-projects, with the lowest bid being that of Clyde Cahill, Contractor, for $30,000.00 "base" bid and for $50,550.00 for the total project, against which the City has been