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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1988 a Coordinator for thelocal Crime Stoppers program, appeared before Council and presented a report in which this local chapter has been instrumental in solving 295 cases since its inception in June of 1982, which resulted in 240 trials and 231 convictions. The value of stolen property recovered-was reported to be $70,040.00 and the value of illegal'drugs recovered was set at $67,076.00; and, rewards paid out during this period amounted to a total of $11,735.00 for assistance to this organization. Council commended this organization for its interest and efforts toward reducing crime in Martinsville and Henry County. City Manager Brown reported that, as a result of successful negotiations by representatives of the Virginia Municipal League and the Virginia Association of Counties with Appalachian Power Company, Appalachian Power Company recently agreed to reduce its tariff rates for general governmental service and public school systems (including water pumping activities) by 10% for the last six months of 1987 and 15% for the period which began January 1, 1988, subject to the entering into appropriate agreements with Appalachian by each locality's governing body served by Appalachian. In addition, jurisdictions served will be offered new contracts for three-year terms which began July 1, 1987, thus making the reductions effective retroactively. Mr. Brown pointed out, however, that the direct impact of these reductions will not be as great upon Martinsville (because Martinsville owns and operates an electric utility system) as it will upon most of the jurisdictions served by Appalachian Power Company. Responding to Councilman Cole's recent request for specific data on major expenditure projects facing the City over the next several years, City Manager Brown pointed to such areas as funding for public education, upgrading the City