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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1997 <br /> <br />Resolution of the City of Danville which requests Danville's <br />representatives in the General Assembly to sponsor legislation which <br />would give the City of Danville the option to establish a Regional <br />Juvenile Detention Commission as an option to finance an addition to <br />the W. W. Moore Juvenile Detention Facility. <br /> <br />Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted a <br />proposed list of 1997 Virginia Community Development Block Grant <br />Regional Priorities as prepared by the Staff, which was to be submitted <br />to the West Piedmont Planning District Commission for incorporation <br />into the Planning District's regional priorities. <br /> <br />Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the <br />following Resolution: <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Martinsville City Council desires to pursue industrial <br />development in the City in order to provide a sound economic base for <br />its citizens; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council has elected to be covered by the West <br />Piedmont Planning District Commission's Regional Overall Economic <br />Development .Program to assess the City's overall economic outlook and <br />to establish goals and objectives to achieve economic development; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, site development of lots at property known as Clearview <br />Business Park has been identified as a number one priority project in <br />the WPPD Overall Economic Development Program document; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, there appears to be funding available from the Economic <br />Development Administration to begin site development of lots at <br />Clearview Business Park; now, therefore, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Martinsville City Council, in regular session assembled May <br />28, 1996, approved the submission of a grant pre-application to the <br />Economic Development Administration for site development of lots at <br />Clearview Business Park and committed local funds to match the federal <br />monies for this project; now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in <br />regular session assembled January 14, 1997, that it does hereby approve <br />the submission of a grant application to the Economic Development <br />Administration for site development of lots at Clearview Business Park <br />and does hereby commit local funds in the amount of 8728,100 to match <br />the federal monies for this project; and <br /> <br /> <br />