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!81 <br /> <br />TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1998 <br /> <br /> late June or early July. Mayor Adams asked if Council could review progress of the project during the course of <br /> construction to assure good progress, and was told that Council could do this. Vice-Mayor Crabtree asked the <br /> <br /> Name of the facility, and was told it would be called The Blue Ridge Retirement Community, and would have a <br />?'btal occupancy when fully completed of up to 568. Council Member Teague asked the total value of the <br /> <br /> project and was told it would be $10 to $11 million. At this point Mayor Adams opened the Public Heating on <br /> the Special Use Permit. There were no speakers and the hearing was closed. Upon motion duly seconded and <br /> by unanimous vote the Special Use Permit was approved, contingent upon the work on the project beginning <br /> within one year of issuance of the permit. <br /> <br />Council next considered a request from the Town of Stuart, Virginia, that the City of Martinsville <br />Redevelopment and Housing Authority assist them in their application for a Community Development Block <br />Grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, for implementation of a <br />Redevelopment Plan for Downtown Smart. Council voted unanimously to recess as the City Council and to <br />convene as the Martinsville Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Mr. Ken Poore of Ken Poore and <br />Associates came forward to explain the request from the Town of Stuart. Mr. Poore also introduced Mr. erry <br />Tilly, town Manager of Smart. Mr. Poore stated that the Town of Smart had done several neighborhood <br />revitalization projects, and was now trying to revitalize a section of the lower downtown area, which required a <br />different approach. He explained that the project, some $1.4 million in physical improvements, had already had <br />a commitment from the property owners and merchants in the area of $200,000 to $300,000 in private funds. <br />Mr. Poore stated that the requirements for this type of grant were different than those of prior efforts, in that the <br />:oeus of this work was elimination of slums and blight, and had no element related to benefit to low and <br />moderate income residents. Consequently, Mr. Poore stated, there was a requirement for a Housing Authority to <br />be in place for this project, and the process for establishing one in Smart was lengthy and tedious, requiring a <br />referendum as part of the process. Mr. Poore stated that only town Staff and personnel would be used to carry <br />out the project, acting as agents of the City's Housing authority, and that no requirement would exist for the City <br /> <br /> <br />