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1f TUESDAY AUGUST 6. 1 96 3 A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor J. Frank Wilson presiding, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Tuesday, August 6, 1963, beginning at 4:30 P.M., for the purpose of conducting a duly-advertised public hearing on a petition subnitted July 9, 1963, by the llmerican Furniture Company, requesting the rezoning to "B-2 Industrial" of its property lying along the south aide of Aaron Street and the east side of Broad street, extending back to the rear line of a tier of lots fronting Emmett Street. All members of Council, with the exception of Vice-Mayor Fred T. Renick, were present, viz., M3.ycr J. Frank Wilson; Harry L. Boaz; Thomas J. Burch; and E. E. Stone. After the invocation, Mayor Vilson stated the purpose of this meeting and called for any statements in opposition to or in favor of the proposed rezoning. It was noted, at this point, that the Planning Commission-upon request of the Council- has already considered the rezoning petition and conducted a public hearing thereon, resulting in its recommendations submitted to Council at Council's regular meeting held July 23, 1963. Mrs. Thomas A. (Edith F.) Palmer, residing at and owner of property at 208 Aaron Street, adjoining property owned by the llmerican Furniture Company, appeared before Council and expressed a number of reasons in opposition to the proposed rezoning, among them being that: (1) ahe purchased her property at 208 Aaron Street some years ago with the understanding that adjoining property would never be rezoned; (2) already, as a result of grading of adjoining property by the petitioner in anticipation of construction of a large service building, there have been encroaclm1ents upon her property in the form. of parking of private vehiCles, use of driveway by large trucks, removal of sm-ubbery, and removal of fence along her lot line;