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!'!2 .:1 JULY 26, 1977 TUESDAY Council unanimously concurred in certain revisions recently made by the Martinsville - Volunteer Fire Company to its Constitution & By-Laws, as set forth (in summary) in the Volunteer Fire Company's letter dated July 21, 1977. After reviewing, as required by Council's action taken April 22, 1975, the Special-Use Permit issued on that date to the Exchange Club of Martinsville, permitting said club to sponsor and conduct annually (during the years 1975 through 1979) the Martinsville- ,..-. Henry County Fair, Council unanimously renewed said Permit for 1977, noting that the 1977 Fair is scheduled to be conducted at Liberty Heights Fairground August 22nd-27th. Council continued for further consideration, pending the presentation by the Blue Ridge Regional Library Board and/or the Library's Director of certain information, the notice from the Virginia Library Board of stated Federal-State allocations of funds for specified library expenditures during 1977-78, action on which would constitute an agreement by the City that such funds may be expended by said Regional Library. In acknowledging receipt of Federal Anti-Recession Fiscal Assistance funds in the amount of $50,047.00 for the quarter which began July, 1977, Council continued for further consideration the allocation of such funds. Pursuant to a request presented by Mr. Howard J. Beck, Jr., Attorney at Law, and upon recommendation of City Attorney, and following an explanation by Mr. Beck and City Attorney Worthy of provisions of current State statutes pertaining to the selling of real estate on which local real estate taxes are delinquent, Council unanimously employed Mr. Beck to represent the City and to take action in the name of the City of Martinsville versus the owners, heirs and/or assigns of the "T. W. Stone" property, consisting of