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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1996 <br />from Staff, it was the sense of Council that funding for these services <br />would be approved at the September 10, 1996 Council Meeting. <br /> <br />Council heard an update on cost projections for the Jail project. <br />David Reeves, Community Development Specialist, reviewed projections <br />based on two scenarios: (1) build a 208 bed new jail replacing the <br />current Jail and Prison Farm; and (2) build nothing and continue to <br />lease bed space to accommodate overflow. By the year 2001, it was <br />pro3ected that the annual cost of corrections after building a new <br />Jail, including debt service, was $1,494,700. If no Jail is <br />constructed, the annual cost of corrections was projected to be <br />$2,156,400 due to the costs of leasing beds from other jurisdictions. <br /> <br />Council heard a presentation from the Martinsville Uptown <br />Revitalization Association (MURA) on improvements to the Uptown area. <br />Representing MURA were Executive Director Krista Vannoy and Design <br />Committee members Edie Reed and Bill Moore. Ms. Vannoy reviewed plans <br />for the purchase of 20 benches, 40 trash receptacles, 60 planters, and <br />7 parking lot signs, with a total cost of $45,000. Funding would be <br />provided as follows: $20,000 in City funds designated for Uptown <br />capital improvements, $10,500 from the FY 96-97 Street Maintenance <br />Fund, and $14,500 from the FY 97-98 Street Maintenance Fund. Council <br />Member Dallas expressed concern that other areas of the City might <br />request similar improvements. City Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. <br />stated that if other areas organized and developed a plan (as the <br />Uptown area has), then the City' would consider a partnership to fund <br /> <br />improvements. Council Member Dallas also stated that public <br /> <br />transportation was needed to get people to the Uptown area. <br /> <br /> <br />