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The health services provided by the local Health Department, in <br />my opinion, are excellent. <br /> <br />Rescue and Ambulance Service <br /> <br />Over the years Martinsville has been fortunate in having an <br />efficient volunteer ambulance'service which has been augmented <br />by private service at varying times. Recognizing the importance <br />of ths. serviceto the community and ~-the need to upgrade this <br />service as needed, the City and Henry County governments joined <br />in conducting a study of such services. The matter is now under <br />review by the local Rescue Squads, the City and County govern- <br />ments and it is anticipated that positive steps will be taken to <br />provide improved services in this area as deemed appropriate. <br />It should be noted that, while the Rescue Squads have provided <br />over many years a very valuable and efficient service to the <br />community, they are continually searching for ways and means of <br />improving this service and were, therefore, very supportive of <br />the Study of Emergency Services for the City and County. <br /> <br />Parks and Recreation <br /> <br />The City's Parks and Recreation program is one of the best <br />programs of any community of our size in the Commonwealth. <br />Considerable investment has been made over the past years in <br />providing well-designed facilties needed to implement the Parks <br />and Recreation Department's programs. In addition to our <br />regular programs that provide many recreational opportunities <br />for the youth and adults of the community, the addition of the <br />Martinsville Phillies has added greatly to the overall recrea- <br />tion program of the City. <br /> <br />Churches <br /> <br />There are many religious facilities in the community that pro- <br />vide for the spiritual needs of the citizens which are also very <br />community oriented and are of great benefit to the community. <br /> <br />Arts, Culture, and History <br /> <br />The recent addition of the Virginia Museum of Natural History <br />has added greatly to the community, along with the opportunities <br />offered by Piedmont Arts Association. The land and facilities <br />were made available to the Museum by the City at no cost. The <br />recent construction of the Walker Fine Arts Center at Patrick <br />Henry Community College will add greatly to the cultural <br />opportunities of our area. <br /> <br />There is interest in providing a community or civic center for <br />the area. A committee has been studying the feasibility of such <br />a project and a report will be submitted shortly to the Council <br />and SchoolBoard concerning this matter for review. <br /> <br /> <br />