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<br />they said when they were campaigning; Leonard Jones, current president of the <br /> <br />local NAACP, commented on the electricity rates, the quality of life in <br /> <br />Martinsville and Henry County and also his support of the City's position on <br /> <br />Council Member Lawson moved that the Consent Agenda (Attachment A) <br /> <br />be approved; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, <br /> <br />with all members voting: Vote 5-0. Yeas (5) - Reynolds, Clark, Anderson, <br /> <br />Council recessed and convened as the Martinsville Redevelopment and <br /> <br />Housing Authority to conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of a <br /> <br />Resolution approving the institution of the Housing Choice Voucher <br /> <br />Homeownership Option for recipients of Section 8 assistance. Wayne Knox <br /> <br />made brief comments and then the Mayor opened public hearing. Hearing no <br /> <br />adopt the following Resolution as presented; the motion was duly seconded and <br /> <br />carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5-0. Yeas (5) _ <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Martinsville Redevelopment & Housing Authority (MRHA) administers a Section 8 <br />Housing Choice Voucher Program serving Martinsville and Henry County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the MRHA began operating under the direct administration of the United States Department <br />of Housing and Urban development (HUD), on April!, 2002; and <br />