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TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1998 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville has a proud heritage as the county seat of Henry County, Virginia; and WHEREAS, an architectural survey and historic district designation document the unique heritage of a community, focus civic pride in the heritage, and encourage heritage tourism; and WHEREAS, historic district designation identifies contributing buildings, which can receive economic benefits of state and federal tax credits for certified rehabilitation; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled April 14, 1998, that it does hereby support the Virginia Department of Historic Resources conduct of an architectural survey of the City of Martinsville and then to prepare a historic district nomination to list the City of Martinsville Historic District in the Virginia Landmarks Register and in the National Register of Historic Places. Council next considered adoption of a Resolution expressing the City' s intent to affirmatively further equal housing opportunities for its citizens in compliance with grant funding for the Moss/Barton Street Rehab Project. Upon motion duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the following: FAIR HOUSING RESOLUTION OF THE MARTINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL WltEREAS, the City of Martinsville strives to promote principles of Equal Housing Opportunity by prohibiting dis 'cnmination practices in the sale, rental and financing of housing and in implementing its housing and community development programs in a manner to affirmatively further the purposes of the fair housing laws; and WllEREAS, the basis for discrimination outlawed by the federal and state fair housing acts are race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap, age and familial status; and WltEREAS, the City of Martinsville believes persons of similar income levels should have avail'able to them a like range of housing opportunities and will work to promote equality and freedom of choice; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mar~nsville City Council that, on this 14th day of April, 1998, in recognition of April as Fair Housing Month, it does hereby pledge to work with its citizens in pursuit of the shared goal and responsibility for providing equal housing oppommities for all persons.