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<br />.~'L:.::i' ~, --j.1 <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />MARCH 26, 1968 <br /> <br />4. VIe do not co~cur Hith tne Clecision to reject. the HKw school <br />plan, for this decisioc can only be detrimental in its effects; <br />He cor.demn t.he School Board's reversal, an action He feel was <br />b~ll-dozed through without the promised public hearing fort.ne <br />people of lvlartinsville. Board Chairman Henry C. Reed1s statement <br />tha t the School Board's decision removes the necess for a <br />p~blic hearing is an arbitral' one. <br /> <br />5. 1tIe are aHare that political pressure C3.n be a powerful, <br />devastating force, but it is o~r sincere nope that in the future <br />OL:T Council and our Scnool Board '.viII 'lot ignore their obligation <br />to the community at large and that they will not bow to the <br />pressure of those Hho have never known deprivation. <br /> <br />6. 'we regret that in its Inisdirected efforts to circwnve~t <br />the possibili of taking orders from an agency of our <br />federal government, the Ci Council, and through it ttJe City <br />School Board, have electeu to take orciers from one person, <br />an ir.di vidual who we feel acts more from po Ii tic~al expedier1cy <br />than from concern for the general ItJelfare of the community. <br /> <br />7 We fear that deci sions s,lch as thi s one, made i'l the manner <br />this O:le was made, may fl~rni sh both example and incen ti ve for <br />other groups who cocsider taking the la1.v into their own hands, <br />refusing to comply, and democstrating to express their <br />dissatisfaction. hfhile He '_muld certai not commend such <br />action, our feelings on the matter may be as unimportant to <br />cr;ese groups as '.ve have reasor: to fear are to O'Jr City <br />Council and Ci School Board. <br /> <br />[sa,lor Renick and other members of Council promptl,J took exception to-_. <br /> <br />and refuted--the allegations set forth in 'lItem 1" of this statement <br /> <br />as well as other allegations of like tenor and, in addition, advised <br /> <br />the group that their Hisnes and views concerning the School Board's <br /> <br />recent and subsequent decision (regarding recent demands of the Federal <br /> <br />Gover:lffier,c:,'s Department of Health, Education, and 'Welfare) should have <br /> <br />been addressed c:,o the Ci <br /> <br />School Board, as might have Senator William <br /> <br />F. Stone's remarks a t Co~r:cil' s Barch 12th meeti "rg haa Council know:l in <br /> <br />advance that Senator Stone Hould appear aLJ so address the Council. <br /> <br />In response to an inquiry from Dr. Charles J. Hathes, Director of the local <br /> <br />County-Ci <br /> <br />Health Department, Council requested City Manager Noland <br /> <br />to arrange a meeting betHeen Council and tne Health Dupartment, along Hith <br />