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TUESDAY OCTOBER 24, 1972 Mayor West and members of Council stressed the importance of this Commission and outlined its upcoming role as one which will have a vital job to perform in bringing about a revitalization of the downtown area. --, Mr. John Bowles, representing the "Jaycees" then appeared before Council and presented a check for $3,000 as the "Jaycees" contribution towards the lighting of the Colt Field in Southside Park, stating that this $3,000 was to supplement the $14,000 presented at the last meeting. Recreation Director Hughes pointed out that this latest contribution by the "Jaycees" brought that groups total to $10,000 for developmental use at the new Southside facility. Mayor West and members of Council thanked Mr. Bowles, as representative of the civic group, for this outstanding participation in a community effort. Mr. Bowles then moved to a related matter of interest and concern; namely, the plan of the "Jaycees" to assist the City in the clean-up program and the effort to eliminate junk cars from the City, and related ways of assisting the City. There was read a petition of Mr. J. William Jones, III, 316 Brown Street, that he be allowed a commercial type use of the property, either through issuance of a Special Use Permit or a rezoning, possibly to C-2 classification, whereupon, on motion duly seconded, the petition was referred to the City Planning Commission for report and recommendation. Mayor West explained he and Councilman Hobson had been official representatives of City Council as members of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission, since the formation of the Commission. Mr. West stated that Councilman Hobson was willing to be reappointed for a new term, to coincide with his current term as a Councilman but that he, Mayor West, wished to be relieved of his responsibilities on the