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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25. 1994 <br /> <br />meeting to be held by the Virginia Department of Transportation <br />regarding the Interstate 73 Corridor Study on February 1, 1994. <br />Councilman Oakes requested the Administration to prepare a presentation <br />for that meeting. <br /> <br />Council then conducted a Neighborhood Town meeting. Lafayette Jones, <br />501 Second Street, commended the City Recreation Department for their <br />work on the youth basketball program. <br /> <br />Barry Morrison, 910 Vine Street, asked the Council when the City <br />Manager would become a "permanent resident" of the City. Councilman <br />Willjams stated he did not believe that during the hiring process the <br />Council outlined as a job requirement that the City Manager's family <br />reside in the City. Councilman Willjams said he believed Council was <br />looking for the most qualified person for the lob. Councilman Oakes <br />said he had received comments from a number of citizens on this issue <br />and he deferred to the City Manager for a response. Vice-Mayor Adams <br />said that the transition period upon taking a new job for married <br />professionals was often lengthy. <br /> <br />James Garrett, 933 Glade Street, spoke in favor of hiring additional <br />police officers, to which Mr. Reynolds noted a bill pending before the <br />1994 General Assembly being offered by Delegate Frank Hall, known as <br />the Neighborhood Policing Act, which would provide funds for local <br />community-oriented policing programs. If approved, these funds would <br />provide for an additional 2 police officers for the City. <br /> <br />Bruce Dallas, 211 Massey Street, citing "an air of racial <br />confrontation" in the City, called for the formation of a human <br /> <br /> <br />