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454 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1990 Economic Development District to assist member localities in obtaining funds to address their economic needs; and WHEREAS, as part of the designation process, local governments within the proposed Economics Development District must formally endorse the district designation; now, therefore, BE lIT RESOLVED that the Council 'of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled September 14, 1990, hereby recognizes the benefits of Economic Development District designation for the West Piedmont Planning District and !supports the Planning District Commission's economic development program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thata copy of this resolution be submitted to the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, in support of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission's request for formal Economic Development District designation. Council considered a request by M & M, Inco~ to modify their Special Use Permit issued for the construction of Rivermont Apartments located northeast of Fayette Street in order to construct an addition to the building which houses the apartment complex's office and laundry facilities. Mr. Brown explained that the addition would be used as an Out-Reach Resource Center for the apartment complex and that the Drug Task Force and City Administration had been working with the complex management to provide space for the proposed Resource Center° In response to a question by Vice-Mayor Groden, Mr. Warren Jackson, of M & M, Inc., stated that the residents of Rivermont are not opposed to the creation of. the Center, even with the attendant influx of individuals from outside of the Complex who would utilize it. Upon motion, duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, Council approved the ..-modification of the Special Use Permit.