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148 TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1998 improvements to the nearby streets and intersections, and a proposed shell building to be constructed in the park. Council Member Haskell asked if the park had been shown to any business prospects, and was told that it had received several enthusiastic responses. Mr. Lafayette Jones asked if the names of the prospects could be revealed and was told that they could not he at this time. Mr. Harned then reviewed the agenda for the upcoming Virginia Department of Transportation Public Information meeting on road and street improvements to he done related to the project, to he held on September 29, 199S, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Clearview Elementary School. Mr. Harned then discussed the new Jamison Inn hotel being constructed on a site on Commonwealth Boulevard, and noted that the City had helped to Facilitate the development of the selected site hy providing a new twelve inch water line to serve the property. Council Member Haskell stated that she was pleased that the developers of this project had referred to the Martinsville-Henry County area as a growth area when discussing the project in the newspaper. Mayor Crabtree noted that the City's investments in development of the City were paying off. Mr. Reynolds then reminded Council that, in context with their discussions on development of the Clearview property, Council would be visiting a shell building in Botetourt County on October 6 th while attending the Virginia Municipal League Conference in P-oanoke. Next Dr. Ira Trollinger, Superintendent of Schools, provided a progress report on improvements being made to school facilities. He stated that school personnel had been very busy within the past several months, having moved their administrative offices to very nice space in the former Sara Lee Knit Products plant while their offices in the Albert Harris School were being renovated. He stated that the construction drawings for the Albert Harris project would be ready by the end of October, and that the project should go out to bid shortly thereafter. He went on to discuss improvements at Patrick Henry and Cleandew Elementary Schools, and expressed his appreciation for the work that Mr. Bill Lester, his Maintenance staff and the teaching personnel had done to make this work successful. Dr. Trollinger stated that the $1 million they had used for these improvements had been made to go a long way, and that although they had identified over $5 million in needed improvements this was an excellent start. Dr. Trollinger also noted that significant improvements had