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4 TUESDAY DECEMBER 28, 1965 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor J. Frank Wilson presiding, was held Tuesday, December 28, 1965, beginning at 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chamber, City Hall. All members of Council were present, viz., Mayor J. Frank Wilson; Dr. F. T. Renick, Vice-Mayor; Harry L. Boaz; Thomas J. Burch; and E. E. Stone. A~ter the invocation, Council approved as recorded the minutes of its regular meeting held December 14, 1965. In connection with a rezoning petition submitted November 23, 1965, by Appalachian Power Company, Mr. W. R. Broaddus, III, Attorney at Law and Counsel for petitioner, appeared before Council to report that an exchange of property by Appalachian (or a proposed relocation of its planned electric substation) is in process and, therefore, the petition referred to the Planning Commission should so note and be amended. Council advised that this information would be relayed to the Commission for its consideration and recommendation. .,...- In anticipation of the issuing by the City of $1,200,000 Sewer Bonds already authorized, Council approved the renewing of notes (for a period of three-to-four months) representing funds (of $550,000.00) borrowed locally in July of 1965, which notes will become due in January of 1966. ,- Referring to the letter of complaint received by Council at its December 14th (1965) meeting from residents of Virginia Street, Council referred a certain phase of this complaint to the Health Department for investigation and report, i.e., as to whether conditions constitute a health hazard. In any event, Council indicated that steps should be taken, as necessary, to require the owner of one tract of property to abate and/or correct "unsightly" conditions on this property.