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96 <br /> <br />TUESDAY. MAY 11.1999 <br />Vice Mayor Teague suggested that the public hearing on the budget be set for June 8, 1999, due to <br />schedule conflicts. City Attorney David Worthy stated that the Hearing could be held on June 8, with <br />adoption of the budget on June 30, 1999. Council then voted to approve the Consent Agenda, amending <br />the date for the Public Heating on the Budget to June 8, 1999, by the following vote, all members voting: <br /> <br />Vote: 5-0 <br /> <br />Yeas: (5) Crabtree, Dallas, Haskell, Roop, Teague. <br /> <br />Nays: (0) None <br /> <br /> Council next considered the budget requests of the Martinsville Uptown Revitalization <br />Association (MURA), the Community Development Department, and the office of planning, Zoning, and <br />Housing. Ms. Deborah Hall, Executive Director of the MURA organization, provided a presentation on <br />the progress of MURA in accomplishing their goals, noting the achievements of the Main Street Program, <br />the recent update of property profiles on all vacant properties in the Uptown, and the establishment of an <br />Economic Restructuring Committee to meet with Uptown businesses and assess the business climate. <br />Ms. Hall also discussed the recent Historic District Designation for the Uptown area, and described the <br /> tax benefits of the program- Council Member Dallas asked what could be done to improve the appearance <br /> of the former Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) store on Main Street and the former Advance Store near <br /> there. Ms. Hall stated that there was currently two persons interested in purchasing the former ABC <br /> store, and that discussions were ongoing with the owners of the Advance store for improvements to that <br /> property. Other areas of accomplishment included expansion of membership in the Organization <br /> Committee, two new upcoming promotional events, a new TGIF committee to handle the tremendous <br /> success of this event, net gains of 26 new Uptown jobs and $700,000 in new business investment in the <br /> area, a National Mainstreet Award, and upcoming live broadcasts from Uptown on Charmel 10 television <br /> during the week of June 7 through 11. Ms. Hall closed by stating that there is strong continuing interest <br /> in Uptown as a business location, and that there would be two more announcements on new businesses in <br /> <br /> <br />