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March 14, 2000 Mrs. Wyatt stated, "The City of Martinsville and Martinsville City Schools worked together on a shared display for the Business Trade Show 2000. The display showcased the Martinsville Information Network. This new fiber-optic infrastructure has the power to link the information resources of the City fiber-optic communications. MINet will help propel Martinsville and Henry County into the technology-driven, twenty- first century. Benefits for citizens and government workers alike will quickly become evident as education, traffic, emergency systems, and civic activities are streamlined and simplified. As a result of the City workers' efforts in featuring this technology, the display was awarded the Exhibitors Choice Award." Mrs. Adkins added, "The City and Schools had a huge presence. Thanks to Chief Rogers for being so conscientious of parking and traffic and to Fire Marshal Monday for getting the facility up to standard." City Manager Reynolds stated, "Last Tuesday, we took a trip to Washington to deal with issues regarding the economic down-turn. The three initiatives include: I - a bill is currently being drafted to extend the maximum length that a person can receive training under the Retraining Act, raising it from 78 to 104 weeks; 2 - contacts regarding info-tech opportunities in Martinsville including the development of a video; and 3 - some type of direct, block grant for community-specific funding. Since I've been back, I've met with key members of the Congressmen's staffs and reemphasized the project list." Council considered an update report for the Southside Community Improvement Project. Wayne D. P. Knox, Planning, Zoning, and Housing Manager, stated, "We were officially awarded the grant in November 1999. The total project is projected to cost $1.2 million and should take approximately 30 months to complete. We had our first bid