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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1997 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said land is only of value to the adjoining property owner, Glazed Products, Inc., and is of no <br />value to the City of Martinsville; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the said Glazed Products, Inc. has requested that said City convey said land to it for no charge; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Administration has recommended that the City execute a Quitclaim Deed conveying <br />said land to the said Glazed Products, Inc., for no charge; now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled on <br />November 25, 1997, that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to execute the <br />aforesaid Quitclaim Deed conveying said land to Glazed Products, Inc. for no charge. <br /> <br />8.5¸ <br /> <br />Council next considered appropriation of $15,000 as the City' s contribution to the Southern Virginia <br />Economic Development Partnership, for renovation of its office space. Mr. Reynolds stated that these funds, <br />combined with a $18,000 contribution from Henry County, was part of an incentive offer to accomplish <br />location of the office in the local area, on Route 220 South in Ridgeway, VA. Upon motion duly seconded, <br />and by unanimous vote, Council approved appropriation of $15,000 from the Unexpended Fund Balance in <br />the Refuse Fund for expenditure in the General Fund, with a specific line item to be established by the <br />Director of Finance. <br /> <br />Council next considered appropriation of $8,746 in funds for the City' s share of costs related to the <br />completion of renovation of the joint Henry-Martinsville Social Services facility. Mr. David Reeves, <br />Development Specialist with the City Department of Community Development, addressed the reasons for the <br />expenditure of the funds in question, stating that although the Building had been renovated twelve years <br />before, building codes had changed during that time. Consequently, the building had to be brought up to <br />current standards, which prompted expenditures of $25,724.72 beyond the original budget for the project. He <br />cited security, safety, and handicap access requirements as the primary reasons for the expenditures. <br />Councilmember Haskell asked whether there had been a contingency fund for the project. Mr. Reeves replied <br /> <br /> <br />