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TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1995 A regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was held Tuesday, May 9, at Clearview Elementary School, beginning at 7:00 P.M~ The following members of Council were present: George B. Adams, Jr., Mayor; Mark A. Crabtree; M. Gene Teague; and Clyde L. Willjams. Absent was Vice-Mayor L, D. Oakes, who was away from the City. After the invocation, followed by Mayor Adams' cordial welcome to visitors present, Council considered conducting a 3oint public hearing with the Planning Commission on a request by the City Administration to rezone City-owned property located on Clearview Drive, from R-9 Residential to B-1 Business. The following members of the Planning Commission were present: J. Ronald Ferrill, Fred Nester, Robert Willjams, Thomas Harris, and Donald Smith. Community Development Coordinator Tom Harned presented an overview of the proposed Clearview Business Park, which the rezoning would allow to develop. Mr. Harned described the pro3ect as being positive for the community and environmentally-friendly. Public Works Director Leon Towarnicki presented an overview of the City's proposed realignment of its highway construction plan, which would result in improvements to the intersection of Clearview Drive, Liberty Street, and Stultz Road, as well as possible improvements from the intersection to the proposed Business Park. The Planning Commission then opened their public hearing. Ken Secrest, 307 Clearview Drive, expressed concern that no one from the City had personally asked him his opinions regarding the project. Grace Norman, 305 Clearview Drive, said there currently existed a large amount of noise and truck traffic on Clearview Drive. James Garrett, 933 Glade Street, said nothing about the project had been done in secret, citing the two public meetings at which the