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April 11, 2000 <br /> <br /> A regular, semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, <br />Virginia, was held on April 11, 2000, in Council Chamber of the Municipal Building, <br />beginning at 7:03 P. M., with Mayor Mark Crabtree presiding. Council Members present <br />included: Mark A..Crabtree, Mayor; M. Gene Teague, Vice .Mayor; and Council <br />Members Bruce H. T. Dallas, Elizabeth H. Haskell, and Terry L. Roop. <br /> <br />Following the invocation, Mayor Crabtree welcomed everyone to the meeting. <br />Council Member Roop moved to approve, as amended, the Minutes of the March <br />28, 2000, meeting; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with <br />all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Crabtree, Dallas, Haskell, Roop, Teague; <br />Nays (0) -- None. <br /> <br /> Council considered business from the floor. Lafayette Jones, of 501 Second <br />Street~ s~ '~1~' ~ave two old issues tonight. First, what is the status of additional <br />refuse cans on Fayette Street? Second, what is the status of a lead light at the <br />intersection of Market and Fayette Streets?" Earl B. Reynolds,-Jr., .City Manager, <br />replied, "The trash cans will be similar to those in the Uptown area. Therefore~::~ had <br />to be ordered and manufactured. I will check on them." Mike Sca"~ffi*i:!~, <br />Telecommunications/Traffic Control Coordinator replied, "Regarding the traffic light, <br />we're making every attempt to install it along with other projects. The traffic sensors are <br />placed. The light will be up by July but probably by the end of this month." <br /> <br /> Council considered receipt of a $50,000 grant under the Commonwealth of <br />Virginia's Advanced Communication Assistance Fund for the City's fiber optic "MINet: <br />Martinsville Information Network" program. City Manager Reynolds stated, "I'm pleased <br />to announce this evening that the City has received notification of an approval for the <br /> <br /> <br />