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<br />37 <br /> <br />TUESDA Y <br /> <br />MARCH 9, 19M <br /> <br />owned by petitioner and located west of Rives Road Extension near the City's <br /> <br />south cor:oorate limits. The Commission further recommended that "every <br /> <br />effort should be made to secure an additional vehicular access into the area <br /> <br />being recommended for rezoning" and that such additional access as might be <br /> <br />secured should be made available to vehicles traveling Rives Hoad Extended <br /> <br />in order to improve industrial access to the entire area. Attorney William <br /> <br />F. Stone presented information to the Council indicating that State Highway <br /> <br />o.'-I~ <br />Department industrial access funds, in the amount of $150,000, .~'available <br /> <br />towards the estimated cost of $215,000 of constructing an industrial access <br /> <br />road, coupled with an overpass across the Norfolk & Western Hailway and with <br /> <br />a bridge across 'Smith River leading into Route 220 South. The difference of <br /> <br />$65,000.00, Council was informed, would have to come from local and other <br /> <br />sources. Council concurred in the need for this construction and suggested <br /> <br />conferring with the Henry County Board of Supervisors in an effort to obtain <br /> <br />financial assistance from Henry County toward this project, inasmuch as the <br /> <br />proposed overpass and bridge, as well as portion of the access road, would <br /> <br />be outside the City's corporate limits. Meanwhile, Council called for a duly- <br /> <br />advertised public hearing to be conducted on the recommended rezoning at <br /> <br />Council's forthcoming April 13th meeting. <br /> <br />Noting th"d the term of Mr. 'S. 5. Flythe as a member of the Virginia Highway <br /> <br />Commission will expire June 30, 1965, Council went on record as endorsing Mr. <br /> <br />Earl Fitzpatrick, of Roanoke, Virginia, as Successor to Mr. Flythe. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />In acknowledging receipt of the 1964 Annual Report of the Martinsville <br /> <br />Volunteer Fire Company and the presence of a number of the members of this <br /> <br />company (jncluding Mr. J. D. Spencer, immediate past president and Mr. Ben C. <br /> <br />Winn, president for 1965), the Council expressed its sincere appreciation of <br /> <br />the continued outstanding service rendered the citizens of Martinsville by <br /> <br />this organization. <br />