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3~ TUESDAY DECEHBER 12. 196) October 31, 1961) and, too, acknowledged a letter from Hr. S. Arthur Hooker requesting the retention of "business zoning" classification on his property at 1105 Chatham Heights instead of applying a residential classification as proposed under the recommended new Zoning Code. Council also acknowledged a change made in the proposed 'Zoning Hap whereby the Planning Commission, subsequent to its October 31st presentation, has applied a commercial ;.....- classification to property along Broad Street. In response to a petition submitted by officers of the local National Guard unit, Council adopted the following resolution updating and replacing a like resolution adopted March 24, 1959, tentatively committing the City of Martinsville for certain costs, as stated in said resolution, should a new National Guard armory be constructed in Martinsville: WHER.EA.S, during the course of several conferences between members of Martinsvil1e City Council and the co~nanding officers of the local National Guard units, considerable interest has been indicated by the Council in obtaining for Nartinsville a new armory under terms and conditions presented by the aforesaid comJnanding officers; and w~S, as evidence of the Council's interest and efforts, a special committee appointed by direction of the Council has made a study C'rf' availablE~ sites deemed suitable for location of a nml armory and now desires 8.n early review of the sites by the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia National Guard; now, therefore, BE IT RES ODJED by the Council of the City of M9.rtinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twelfth day of ~cember, 1961, as furthE~ evidence of its interest and efforts, that it herein expresses its intention of providing at City expense a minimum of five (5) acres of land as a site for the proposed armory and, also, expresses its intention of appropriating ~t the appropriate time the sum of approximately twenty thousand. dollars ($20,000.00) as the City's estima ted. share of the cost. of constructing the proposed armory; am -- BE IT F'UR.THER RESOLVED that. copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia National Guard, and to the commanding officers of the local National Guard units.