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TUESDAY. JUNE 25. 1996 <br />A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of <br />Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was <br />held Tuesday, June 25, 1996 in the Martinsville High School Cafeteria, <br />beginning at 7:30 P.M. All members of Council were present: George B. <br />Adams, Jr., Mayor; L. D. Oakes, Vice-Mayor; Mark A. Crabtree; M. Gene <br />Teague; and Clyde L. Willjams. <br /> <br />Prior to the beginning of the meeting, a ceremony was held in honor of <br />retiring Council Members Clyde L. Williams and L. D. Oakes. Both <br />Councilmen were presented with proclamations, keys to the City, and <br />retirement gifts. Both Councilman Williams and Vice-Mayor Oakes <br />expressed appreciation to their families, fellow Council Members, and <br />members of the City Administration, past and present, for their support <br />during their years of service on Council. Vice-Mayor Oakes served five <br />terms and Councilman Willjams had served three terms. <br /> <br />After the invocation, Council approved the minutes of its meetings of <br />June 11 and 19, 1996 as circulated. <br /> <br />Council then conducted a neighborhood town meeting. Mike Spence, News <br />Director of WHEE Radio, announced that he would be leaving his position <br />in order to join the Magistrate's Office of the 21st Judicial District. <br />Mr. Spence expressed appreciation to the Council and City <br />Administration for the positive working relationship he had enjoyed <br />with them. Councilman Teague noted that calls to Cable 6 Television <br />had been made by area citizens expressing concern with the intersection <br />of Jefferson Street, Spruce Street, and Jefferson Circle. Councilman <br />Teague suggested the Transportation Safety Commission should review <br />this intersection again in order to assess the impact of the <br /> <br /> <br />