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;0-1 TUESDAY JANUARY 25, 1972 Through Mr. Robert S. Martin, President, Council received from Martin's Estate, Inc., a petition requesting the rezoning from IJM-l" to "R_61J of petitioner's Lots Nos. 178, A, B, 186, and 187 at the intersection of Sellers and Salem Streets. Petitioner's request also asked for a reduction in the set-back line requirements on the Salem Street side line of Lot No. B. Council referred this petition to the Planning Commission for its consideration. Council continued for study, and for further consideration at its forthcoming February 8th meeting, a proposal submitted by the West Piedmont Planning District Commission whereby the governmental jurisdictions within the Planning District would enter into an emergency aid agreement and thereby establish a law enforcement manpower pool. Through the following resolution, unanimously adopted, Council authorized the filing of an application for Federal financial assistance to acquire and develop specified properties--for recreational purposes and usages--in the Chatham Heights area and in the West Martinsville area~ WHEREAS, Title 'VII Public Law 87-70 of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, provides for the making of grants by the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to States and local public bodies to assist them in the acquisition and development of permanent interests in land for open-space uses where such assistance is needed for carrying out a unified or officially coordinated program for the provision and development of open-space land aa part of the comprehensively-planned development of the urban area; and WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville, Virginia (herein sometimes referred to as "Applicant") desires to acquire and develop certain lands located in northeast Martinsville (Chatham Heights Area) and, also, desires only to develop certain of Applicant's lands in the West Martinsville Area, which lands--not owned by Applicant--are identified as follows: