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8 MONDAY MARCH 17, 1975 A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held jointly with the Henry County Board of Supervisors at the Lavinder House Restaurant, Collinsville, Virginia, Monday, March 17, 1975, beginning at 6:30 P.M., for the purpose of discussing with said Supervisors matters of mutual jurisdictional interest. All members of Council were present, viz., Harry L. Boaz, Mayor; William D. Hobson, Vice-Mayor; G. S. Fitz-Hugh, Jr.; Barry A. Greene; and Morton W. Lester. The following matters were discussed: (1) a joint City-County dog pound, exploring the possibility of enlarging the City's dog pound to accommodate the County's needs; (2) improving and/or re-routing Spruce Street Extension, particularly that section which lies outside the City's corporate limits, on which a State survey has recently been completed, the cost of which--as to those sections within Henry County--would be charged against Henry County's secondary road allocation funds, with concern being expressed by the Supervisors as to plans by the City, if any, to attempt to annex this territory sometime in the future, in order that the Supervisors may determine its position on this project inasmuch as the Supervisors are not inclined to be charged with the cost thereof if the street is to become a part of the City. In connection with this concern, Council assured the Supervisors that it has not discussed nor has it developed any plans toward instituting annexation procedures; (3) V. P. I. Extension Service being used by City residents to the extent that the City's fair share of the local cost of this service has been determined as being one-sixth, or $5,248.00, for the forthcoming fiscal year; (4) an Emergency Service Operations Center, replacing the former Civil Defense organization; (5) joint facilities for housing the staff of the Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, particularly the probation officers; (6) Program for the aged or Senior Citizens (Gerontology), jointly sponsored by Henry County and the City of Martinsville in lieu of the plan recently developed by the West Piedmont Planning ---.. .----.-.- .------,-.