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TUESDAY. MARCH 25. 1997 A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was held Tuesday, March 25, 1997 at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, Douglas Street, beginning at 7:00 P.M. All members of Council were present: George B. Adams, Jr., Mayor; Mark A. Crabtree, Vice-Mayor; Bruce H. T. Dallas; Elizabeth H. Haskell; and M. Gene Teague. After the invocation, followed by Mayor Adams' cordial welcome to visitors present, Council approved the minutes of its meetings of March 6 and 11, 1997 as circulated. Council then conducted a Neighborhood Town Meeting. The following .individuals made comments: (1) James Crigger, 1122 S. Askin Street, asked for increased police patrols at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard, Starling Avenue and S. Askin Street; (2) Ralph Draper, 816 Keel Street, said the City didn't enforce its property maintenance ordinances, citing two burned houses in the 500 block of E. Church Street that needed to be removed; Mr. Draper also stated that the Southside Fire Station is not manned during the day and sometimes is not manned at night; (3) Glaydean Miller, 10 Aaron Street, cited problems with a house located at 16 Aaron Street and a building on Broad Street that had burned; (4) a Mrs. Ayers noted problems relating to property maintenance on Summit Street, Oak Street, and Graves Street; (5) John Joyce, 1048 Oak Street, inquired as to whyenforcement of the property maintenance ordinances was in response to citizen complaints; several members of Council noted that this was intentional so that the City would direct its efforts toward properties that were most problematic to citizens; (6) Thelma Pinkard, 208 Park Street, urged the Council members to visit all areasof the City; (7) Marjorie