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.- 139 <br /> TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1992 <br />A regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of <br />Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor Allan McClain presiding, was held <br />Tuesday, August 11, 1992, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning <br />at 9:30 A.M. All members of Council were present: Allan McClain, <br />Mayor; George B. Adams, Jr., Vice-Mayor; Steve M. Draper; L. D. Oakes; <br />and Clyde L. Williams. <br /> <br />After the invocation, followed by Mayor McClain's cordial welcome to <br />visitors present, Council approved the minutes of its July 28, 1992 <br />meeting as circulated. <br /> <br />Council conducted a public hearing and considered approval, on first <br />reading, of Ordinance No. 92-14 establishing a 4% meals tax. Ms. Pat <br />Wardzala, 1024 Morningside Lane, appeared and asked several technical <br />questions about the tax, all of which were answered by members of <br />Council and the administration. Ms. Wardzala stated that she was <br />opposed to the tax because she felt it placed an undue burden on senior <br />citizens. Ms. Carolyn Carr, 1712 Meadowview Lane, also spoke in <br />opposition to the tax, citing its potential effect on the elderly and <br />on families with children. Mr. Jim Wilson, 726 Indian Trail, stated <br />that the tax would discourage County residents from coming into the <br />City to eat and that it was the wrong thing to do at a time at which <br />the City was attempting to work with the County to locate the new <br />Courthouse in the City. Ms. Mary Trimpey, a resident of Henry County, <br />said that she felt it was unfair to tax County residents who patronize <br />City take-out restaurants and dispose of their trash in the County. <br />Reverend James Hagwood, a resident of Henry County, said that revenue <br />from the tax could decline if people stopped eating out because of it <br />and suggested that a tax be placed on haulers of hazardous waste. There <br /> <br /> <br />