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2: APRIL 27, 1954 TUESDAY /.~ In calling Cou,'1cil's attention to the fact that several years have passed since the latest economic survey of Martinsville and the community was conducted and, that an up-to-date economic study would be of great value to City agencies as well as to other groups and individuals, Councilman J. R. Walker introduced the following resolution calling for such a study and survey, as follows, which resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, from time to time the City Council has caused the preparation of economic surveys of the conununity; and 1JIlHEREAS, the last such survey is approy,imately seven years old, being made in connection with the City's gross receipts businoss license tax study; and 'NHEREAS, the Council has recently ordered a restudy of our entire gross receipts business license tax ordinance that is directly related to the economic status of the community; and ~- i~ V' ~ WHEREAS, the Martins ville Planning Comnission is charged with the responsibility of guiding the economic growth of our City through the proper development of land, streets and buildings; and VfrIEREAS, up-to-date economic data relating to our comImmity will be of value to the tax study committee, the Planning Com,'nission and other groups and individuals; now, therefore BE IT RES OLVED by the Council of the City of If.artinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-seventh day of April, 1954, that it cloth herein request the Martinsville Planning Commission in cooperation with the County Board of Supervisors, if said Supervisors desire, to contact the State Division of Planning and Economic Development, and if deemed advisable, the economic study divisions of the Appalachian Electric Power Company, the Norfolk and Western Raill.vay and the Southern Railway to cause a complete economic study of our COIrL'Tlunity to be prepared including tax data; water, electric, gas, telephone and other utility facilities; availability of labor by skills; transportation facilities; available business and industrial sites; housing and recreational facilities; availability of fuels and raw products and trade and agricultural data. City Manager Mathewson reported that through the local Council of Garden Clubs a - voluntary park clean-up program had been undertaken by the Garden Clubs, whereupon Council went on record as expressing its appreciation to the Council of Garden Clubs for this fine work on their part, authorizing the Clerk of Council to convey by letter an expression of this appreciation. ----I