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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1990 Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council set two separate public hearings for Council's February 13 and February 27, 1990, meetings on two separate housing project applications to be submitted to the Virginia Department of Housing' and Community Development for consideration of two Community Development Block Grants for the following projects: (1) $296,000 requested for a 27-unit new housing project to be constructed on a 15-acre tract of land situated between Smith Lake Road and the Norfolk/Southern Rail- road and located adjacent to the west boundary of land owned by Nationwide Homes, Inc., on which their manufacturing plant is situated (this would involve funds to purchase the property, install utilities, street improvements, engi- neering, administration, etc.); and (2) a yet undetermined amount of money for rehabilitation of a target area sitauted in the Church/Moss/Cemetery/Barton/ Massey/Endless Street area, plus a portion of Armstead Street and all of Amy Avenue situated north of Fayette Street; this being an extension of the current housing rehab project in the Market/Church/Fayette Street area. It was noted that the total cost of both projects could not exceed $1,000,000. After comments from Mrs. Christine Bennett, the motion was amended, duly seconded and unanimously carried that Moss Street be studied for inclusion in the proposed rehab project. Council considered comments regarding Senate Bill 466 relating to refundable beverage containers, but took no action. They heard from: Mr. Billy Lawrence, President of Lawrence Distributing Company; Mr. JohnC. Hamlin, Operations Manager for Danville Distributing in Danville who was also a City Councilman in Danville; and Mrs. Nancy Henderson, Chairman of the Martinsville-Henry County Clean Community Commission; who all spoke in opposition to this Bill. They