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442 TUESDAY AUGUST 9, 1977 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor William D. Hobson presiding, was held Tuesday, August 9, 1977, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., William D. Hobson, Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr., Vice Mayor; Barry A. Greene; L. D. Oakes; and Francis T. West. After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular meeting held July 26, 1977, and of its special meeting held August 8, 1977. With reference to the question raised at Council's July 26th meeting, concerning the role the City's Recreation Department has been assigned in connection with Federal assistance (for those citizens qualifying) towards the payment of fuel-utility bills, City Manager Noland reported that some seventy applications for such assistance have been filed, of which only one has been for assistance toward paying a City utility bill. And, with reference to the notice from the Virginia State Library, as presented to Council at its July 26th meeting, indicating an allocation of State-Federal funds to the Blue Ridge Regional Library for 1977-78, subject to agreement by the several local governing bodies (within the region served by said Library) that such funds may be expended, pursuant to the regulations of the Virginia State Library Board, several members of the Regional Library Board and Mrs. Betty M. Ragsdale, Director of the Blue Ridge Regional Library, appeared before Council and presented certain supplementary information pertaining to said notice and allocation, following which presentation Council unanimously authorized the execution by the City of an agreement certifying that the allocation of $39,355.00 in State aid and the allocation of $15,303.00 in Federal aid,