Laserfiche WebLink
<br />1~ <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />1,lA?CH 26, 1063 <br /> <br /><<- <br /> <br />Council, along 1.lith City Nanagor Hirst, not only commended K~s. D1Nis but <br /> <br />aJso eXDrec;:?ed apr:recintion for her out.standing service as librarian. <br /> <br />",,-... <br /> <br />In response to an appeal from the HartinsvillA-Henry County Airport Study <br /> <br /> <br />Commission (through r'cr. R. P. Gravely, Jr., and Counci1rnan E. E. Stone, <br /> <br /> <br />members), ::''.ndicating that the sum of :~3,OOO.OO is required to develop nc:cessary <br /> <br />surve~T-and-eng:Lneering data to determine the practicality and feasibility of <br /> <br /> <br />constructine; a new area airport on a site near Spencer, Virginia, Council <br /> <br />nromised that it 1vill mrproDriate :1p1, 500. 00 of the requirod prelimino.r;T sum <br /> <br />to match a like Stun from tho Henry County Board of Sunervisors Hhe:'1 these <br /> <br />funds are needed. <br /> <br />Dr. John D. French, Chairman of the Hc;alth Study Committee of tho I-hrtinsviJlc- <br /> <br />Eenry County Charnber of COT!'Jnerce, aDnearea before C<:mncil and urf,ed the construction <br /> <br />of a neH health center for Hartinsville and HeY1.ry C011.c'1ty to house the joint <br /> <br />County-City Health Department as Hen as to:Jrovide adeauate facIlities for <br /> <br />clinical activities and needs. Such a centor, Dr.';'rench st1::.tec1, cOD_Id bo bu:Ut <br /> <br />at [1 cost :)f ap:~)ro:{im3.tely ~590,OOO.OO, plus cost of eqU.1.Dment at $20,COO.OO, <br /> <br />plu~~ cost of land, one site being ava::lc:ole neer th8 location of the proposed <br /> <br />nevr national guard armory on the '1eH Lester ROQcl',Jf17 behleen Houto 108 ,lnd Route 220 <br /> <br />at a cost of ~~16,:J00.GO, malcin:: a tot~;.l estimatec: co::-t of C126,000.CO, tmrDl'ds <br /> <br />1"hich FedeI'o.l (:dd (undo!' the Hi1I-:5urtoll Act) of ~r7c), OOO.~O may be QDplied, lce::ring <br /> <br /> <br />$56,000,00 to be financed locally bctMOCll the SHy and tho Henry COlU1ty Board of <br /> <br /> <br />SUDc1'visor~;, 0::' ~i)28,OOO.00 each. Dr. French requested that $18,000.00 initially <br /> <br />be made Qvai1a1:1e jointly b;;,r tho City and the County of Henry in order that <br /> <br /> <br />construction might begin, to 1..rhich requed Council indicated thc.t it Hill <br /> <br /> <br />aX'Dror:riatc its share ?na that any site location selected by Henry County, Qnd <br /> <br />accepto.blc to tho Healtll Denartment, 1dD be accent,".ble to the City. <br />