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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1990 alle~. There were no other comments on this request. Upon motion, duly se- conded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the following ordinance abandon- ing these two ten-foot alleys, subject to the payment of $587.50 by the Church: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsvilla, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-seventh day of February, 1990, that the two alleys, as described below, be,-and are hereby declared'-vacated and abandoned in favor of the Broad Street Christian Church, subject to the filing of an appropriate map with--and the approval by--the City's Public Works Director and/or the City's Planner, showing the areas hereby declared vacated and abandoned, which map, when and as approved, shall be duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of Martinsville City Circuit Court: A lO-foot wide and 9pproximately 102-foot long private alley located on the east side of College Street approximately 215 feet from the north line of Market Street as shown on the City's Tax Map Section (Book) 32, Block K, containing appro- ximately 1,020 square feet of land; and A lO-foot wide and approximately 145-foot long public alley located on the east side of College Street approximately 100 feet from the north line of Market Street as shown on the City's Tax Map Section (Book) 32, Block K, containing appro- ximately 1,450 square feet of land; and BE IT FURTHER 0RDAINED by said Council that, an emergency existing, this ordinance shall be in force on and after February 28, 1990. Pursuant to duly-published notices, Council conducted two separate public hearings on proposed applications to be submitted to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development for Community Development Block Grant Funds for two housing projects in the City for funds not to exceed $1,000,000 for both projects: Rehabilitationof a target area project situated 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· It was noted that this project would include rehabilita- tion of housing stock, curb/gutter and sidewalk improvements, and water line upgrading. It would be an extension of the existing rehab project in the Fayette/Church/Market Street area, but would not involve commercial property and landscaping such as that pro- ject did. This grant application would be for $700,000.