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276 <br /> <br />TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1990 <br /> <br /> regarding:this development, I might add that the Planning Com- <br /> miss'~o~-is:'~esponsible for the proper administration of the Sub- <br /> division Ordinance, acting as agents for Council, If Mr, Ford <br /> or others felt there were concerns with the Subdivision <br /> Z0n.~ng. 0~din,ances relaxted to the. development of. thelMall,.<it <br /> seems tome'that there has been sufficient opportunity since the <br /> ~ime+that=thewhole idea.of~deve!oping a Mall wasbrought~up.~in <br /> 1987-~"Th~ S~affW0uld have Promptly responded to any concerns <br /> regarding the, Mal!..project I am also~:. at a loss. as,.:to wh~the <br /> concerns cited in his February 19, 1990' letter to Council was <br /> not !passed on. to the City Attorney and myself, .I notedin.=rbhe~ <br />Martinsville Bulletin that he felt 'that his comments should' be <br /> passed on~to the Board that appointed'him, However,.he!saw fit <br /> to send a copy to'the COmmonwealth Attorney' I am not sure of <br /> the reason for Handy Smith being informed of his feelings <br /> garding the Mall and his reasons for excluding the City Attorney <br /> and City Manager from any knowledge of his concerns as expressed <br /> inhis letter by not sending us a copy, <br /> <br /> Mr, Ford has been somewhat critical of the manner in which the <br /> overall P~...Oject_w~asimplemented, He.apparentlyfeels.=that <br /> how the Planning CQmmission should'have 'been involved with the <br /> site-,l, Plan.review oftheproject. --His statements indicatin~,~hat.~..?. <br /> the .'~Subdivision and Land Use Ordinances were violated is an <br />attemRt~tg. Stateithat, if these ordinances were properly admini~ <br />stered, the Planning CommissionwouldhaVe somehow been involved <br />with site plan:review,. which invG.lved.,engineering and. i=i.~tec.hnical ..... <br />questions that I believe should not b~ a concern of the Planning"' <br /> <br />Mr. Worthy is submitting a legal opinion with respect to whether <br />the Subdivision or Zoning Ordinance was violated with respect to <br />matters relatedto the Mall development, ~ <br /> <br />GWB/jbl ,, . <br /> <br />GWB <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br /> <br />