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TUESD~Yo NOVEMBER 23, 1993 highway; and WHEREAS, the jurisdictions along Route 220 South feel that a similar Corridor Study is needed on the Route 220 Corridor from Roanoke to the North Carolina line; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled November 23, 1993, that it does hereby urge the Virginia Department of Transportation to conduct a Corridor Study on Route 220 from Interstate 581 to the North Carolina State line for the purpose of developing a specific plan and schedule for needed improvements in order to upgrade this facility to the appropriate level of service and safety to enhance economic development in Virginia in the future; and BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, that all other local governing bodies, chambers of commerce, economic development commissions and similar groups along the corridor or in neighboring jurisdictions which are affected by the ability of Route 220 to meet modern traffic needs are urged to do likewise. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council approved a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $12,200 to the FY 93-94 Water Fund budget in order to fund the emergency replacement of the boiler which provides building heat to the City's Water Purification Plant. Water Resources Director John Dyches explained the appropriation would provide for replacement of the original 1948 unit which is leaking and which would be expensive to repair. Council acknowledged a financial report for the month ending 10/31/93. Council considered a request by the Henry County Board of Supervisors that the City ask the Martinsville School Board to cooperate with the Henry County School Board in combining resources for special education programs. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council authorized the Mayor to sign a letter to the City School Board requesting such cooperation. Councilman Oakes asked the letter contain a suggestion that the two School Boards also consider combining resources in the area of alternative education programs.