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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1998 WHEREAS, the consulting team retained by the Virginia Department of Transportation is well into the planning and location studies for Interstate 73 from North Carolina into the Roanoke Area; and WHEREAS, this work has been underway for about one year and over the course of the next year, a rome for this highway is to be recommended to the Commonwealth Transportation Board; and WHEREAS, the location of Interstate 73 in the Martinsville/Hemy County area would be an asset for economic development and expansion of tourism, thus provide for a better quality-of-life for our citizens; and WHEREAS, the location of a Welcome Center upon entering Virginia from North Carolina would inform travelers of the various points of interest in our great Commonwealth, as well as the Martinsville/Henry County area; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled June 23, 1998, that it does hereby request the Virginia Department of Transportation to support the development of, and does hereby request the consulting team retained by the Virginia Department of Transportation to consider the development of a Welcome Center on Interstate 73 on the Virginia side of the Virginia/North Carolina border and make this reconmaendation to the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Next on Council's agenda was approval, on first reading, of Ordinance No. 98-7 mending Chapter 2- Administration, Article VII--Planning Commission, Section 2-105--Created; composition; appointment etc., of members, Subsection (a) of the City Code related to the number of planning Commission members. City Manager Reynolds stated that staff's recommendation under this action was to reduce the number of members of the Planning Commission from 9 to 7 members, in order to better enable the Commission to act effectively, and provide a composition more in keeping with other such bodies within the Commonwealth. Council Member Haskell noted that since there were only 7 members appointed at present no member would have to be eliminated. Council Member Teague stated that he would like Council to hold a Public Hearing on this issue at the next Council Meeting, prior to final action, in order to hear public opinion on the matter. -Upon motion duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, Council adopted this amendment to the City Code on first reading.