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I <br /> <br /> COUNCIL MEMBERS: <br /> MARK A. CRABTREE, Mayor <br />Mo GENE TEAGUE, Vice-Mayor <br />BRUCE H. T. DALLAS <br />ELIZABETH H. HASKELL <br />TERRY L ROOP <br /> <br />CITY OF MARTINSVILLE <br /> <br />Enclosure #2 <br /> <br /> DAVID B, WORTHY <br /> City Attomey <br /> DEWEY P. CASHWELL <br /> Clerk of Council <br />EARL B. REYNOLDS, JR. <br />City Manager <br /> <br /> FAIR HOUSING RESOLUTION <br /> <br /> OF THE <br /> <br />MARTINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville strives to promote principles of <br />Equal Housing Opportunity by prohibiting discrimination practices <br />in the sale, rental and financing of housing and in implementing <br />its housing and community development programs in a manner to <br />affirmatively further the purposes of the fair housing laws; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the basis for discrimination outlawed by the federal and <br />state fair housing acts are race, color, sex, religion, national <br />origin, handicap, age and familial status; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville believes persons of similar <br />income levels should have available to them a like range of housing <br />opportunities and will work to promote equality and freedom of <br />choice; now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Martinsville City Council that, on this 8th <br />day of April, 1999, in recognition of April as Fair Housing Month, <br />it does hereby pledge to work with its citizens in pursuit of the <br />shared goal and responsibility for providing equal housing <br />opportunities for all persons. <br /> <br />Attest: <br /> <br />Dewey P. Cashwell, Clerk of Council <br /> <br />Date Adopted <br /> <br />55 WEST CHURCH STREET <br /> <br /> P. O. BOX 1112 <br />MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA 24114 <br /> <br />PHONE: (540) 656-5180 <br /> FAX: (540) 656-5280 <br /> <br /> <br />