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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1995 Association to close and abandon an alley located between 215 and 225 Starling Avenue. Bill Krause, Executive Director of Piedmont Arts, stated the request was being made in order to provide for a future expansion of the Piedmont Arts Association facility. There being no comments from any other persons present, Council declared the public hearing closed. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, the following Ordinance was adopted: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled this twelfth day of October, 1995, that in order to assure compliance with Virginia Code Section 15.1-491 (g), it is stated that the public purpose for which this Resolution is initiated is to fulfill the requirements of public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice, that the alleyway space, as described below, be--and is hereby declared-- vacated and abandoned in favor of Piedmont Arts Association and other adjacent property owners, subject to payment to the City of one-half of the assessed valuation of the property and the filing of an appropriate map with--and the approval by--the City's Public Works Director and/or the City's Planning, Zoning and Housing Manager, showing the areas hereby vacated and abandoned, which map, when and as approved, shall be duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Martinsville City Circuit Court: A 20-foot wide and approximately 250 foot long alleyway space running in a southward direction and extending from Starling Avenue to an intersecting alley of Minor Street, as shown on the City's Tax Map 43-2-C, containing approximately 3,750 square feet of land. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by said Council that, an emergency existing, this ordinance shall be in force immediately upon adoption. Councilman Teague suggested that it would be appropriate to reserve the funds to be paid by Piedmont Arts ($2,825 being one-half of the assessed valuation) for a future donation to the Piedmont Arts Building Fund. Upon motion, duly seconded and by a vote of 4 "yes" and 1 "no" (Mayor Adams), Council approved appropriating $2,825 to the Piedmont Arts Building Fund, to be paid subsequent to receiving the funds from Piedmont Arts.