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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1995 A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor George B. Adams, Jr. presiding, was held Thursday, August 3, 1995 at the Prillaman Chemical Company Training Room, Madison Street, beginning at 1:00 P.M. The following members of Council were present: George B. Adams, Jr., Mayor; L. D. Oakes, Vice-Mayor; Mark A. Crabtree; and Clyde L. Willjams. Absent was M. Gene Teague, who was away from the City. -1.71 Also present for the first item to be discussed were the following members of the Martinsville City School Board: Judith Matthews, Chairman; James H. Johnson, Jr.; and Bernie F. Gray, Jr. City Manager Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. and Superintendent of Schools S. Harold Lamm welcomed those present and stated the purpose of the meeting was to continue discussion regarding the construction of a spectator gymnasium at Martinsvi~le High School. Alan Burchette of Dewberry and Davis, reviewed further design work which had been done on the concept since Council's last meeting on this subject and responded to numerous questions from the members of Council regarding specific aspects of the project. F. DeWitt House, Principal of the High School, reviewed the adequacy of the pro3ect from an educational viewpoint. Mr. Lamm noted monies would become available through the Virginia Public School Authority to finance the Middle School Project in November, 1995. In response to a question from School Board Member Johnson, it was stated that the School Division would be developing a capital improvements program, to be presented in the Fall of 1995, which would include improvements to the existing Junior High gymnasium. School Board Member Matthews cited the continuing need to renovate Albert Harris School. It was the consensus of Council that a path