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<br />TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1987 <br /> <br />,-- <br /> <br />A regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, <br /> <br />Virginia, with Mayor L. D. Oakes presiding, was held Tuesday, December 8, 1987, <br /> <br />in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M. With the exception of <br /> <br />Councilman Allan McClain, who was away from the city, all members were present, <br /> <br />viz., L. D. Oakes, Mayor; Clyde L. Williams, Vice-Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr.; <br /> <br />and Alfred T. Groden. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />After the invocation and Mayor Oakes' cordial welcome to visitors present, <br /> <br />Council unanimously approved--as recorded--the minutes of its special meeting <br /> <br />held November 23, 1987, and of its regular meeting held November 24, 1987. <br /> <br />Mayor Oakes recognized Coach Taylor Edwards, of the Martinsville Senior High <br /> <br />School football team, and commended him and his staff and the 1987 team for a <br /> <br />successful season (having reached the finals in their division for the 1987 <br /> <br />State championship). <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />City Manager Brown recognized Fire Chief John Lloyd Gregory and commended him <br /> <br />for his forty years of service as a member and officer of the City's Fire <br /> <br />Department, noting that Chief Gregory will retire on March 31, 1988. <br /> <br />Pursuant to duly-published notices, Council conducted public hearings on the <br /> <br />following petitions and/or proposals, as previously approved by the Planning <br /> <br />Commission and recommended for Council's approval, with the following actions <br /> <br />taken thereon by Council at the conclusions of the respective hearings: <br />