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<br />9') <br />_ 0 /,,; <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />JANUARY 13~ 1976 <br /> <br />The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, <br /> <br />Virginia~ with Mayor Harry L. Boaz presiding~ was held Tuesday~ January l3~ <br /> <br />1976, in the Council Chamber~ City Hall~ beginning at 7:30 P.M.~ and <br /> <br />with all members--with the exception of Councilman Barry A. Greene--being <br /> <br />present~ viz.~ Harry L. Boaz, Mayor; William D. Hobson~ Vice Mayor; <br /> <br />Morton W. Lester; and G. S. Fitz-Hugh, Jr. <br /> <br />After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its <br /> <br />regular meeting held December 30, 1975. <br /> <br />Mayor Boaz reported that he had received numerous telephone calls, <br /> <br />suggesting that the City hard-surface its off-street parking lot in the <br /> <br />CBD area made available as the result of acquisition and demolition of <br /> <br />buildings; however~ in view of the probability that the building(s) <br /> <br />presently occupied and soon-to-be vacated by Eagle Stores may be <br /> <br />demolished~ the consensus of opinion of Council and City officials <br /> <br />indicated that any hard-surfacing of the portion now available for <br /> <br />parking should be postponed. <br /> <br />In acceptance of the CBD Commission's (Committee's) report and recommendation~ <br /> <br />pertaininR to a recent request submitted by the Martinsville-Henry County <br /> <br />Chamber of Commerce for a donation or contribution of $2,500.00 toward the <br /> <br />cost of site-improvements (landscaping, etc.) at the Henry County Courthouse <br /> <br />property~ to which cost the County of Henry has contributed or is contributing <br /> <br />the sum of $4~000.00~ Council unanimously approved said request and authorized <br /> <br />the contribution of $2,500.00 toward said cost. <br />