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,I) q . ,I,J." TUESDAY DECEMB~1.L~l9 71 Upon inquiry, Council decided to hold its forthcoming December 28th meeting as acheduled. In lieu of granting the usual half-day of Christmas Eve as a holiday, Council approved Monday, December 27th, as the 1971 Christmas holiday for City personnel. City Attorney Cubine informed Council that the 1970 Virginia General Assembly, by statute, has provided for the holding of councilmanic elections in Virginia cities and to~~s on the first Tuesday in May, with those councilman duly elected and qualified taking office the ensuing July lst, unless charters provide otherwise and are not changed. City Attorney Cubine further informed Council that, should it desire to revise the City's charter accordingly, a request in the form of a resolution should be filed with the City's representatives in the 1972 General Assembly within the immediate future if the Assembly is to consider and/or act upon such a request during its forthcoming session. Council took no action on this matter. A number of citizens residing in the area of Ailcie Street, near its inter- section with Fayette Street, with Mr. Horace E. McDaniel as spokesman, appeared before Council and presented the following statement: We, the undersigned residents of Fayette and Ailcie Streets, strongly disagree with the location of a public business enterprise at the corner of Fayette and Ailcie Streets. We believe this business venture would encompass three major problems. First of all, this business construction would depreciate our private property. Secondly, it would obstruct traffic traveling on Ailcie Street. Thirdly, it would be a safety hazard with regard to school children crossing Ailcie or Fayette Streets in order to go home.