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272 TUESDAY MAY 14, 1974 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor Francis T. West presiding, was held Tuesday, May 14, 1974, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., Francis T. West, Mayor; Harry L. Boaz, Vice Mayor; W. Donald Hartford; William D. Hobson; and Morton W. Lester. After the invocation, Council approved as reocrded the minutes of its regular meeting held April 23, 1974. Upon recommendation of Assistant City Manager-Public Works Director George W. Brown, who is also a member of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission from theCity of Martinsville, and there being anticipated no problem as to language and/or implementation as they may pertain to the City of Martinsville, Council unanimously adopted (a) a Metropolitan-Regional Water & Wastewater Disposal Plan and (2) a Regional Open-Space Plan, both of which were prepared by the Planning District Commission. Upon recommendation of City Manager Noland, Council unanimously awarded a contract to Burnup & Sims, Inc., of Charlotte, North Carolina, being lowest bidder, for construction of an electric substation on Indian Trail, bids for which were reviewed by Council at its prior meeting. In tentative acceptance of the Martinsville Planning Commission's report and recommendation, Council called for a duly-advertised Public Hearing to be conducted at Council's forthcoming June 25th meeting on a petition filed by Mr. Frank D. Hairston on April 10, 1973 (subsequently enlarged by the Planning Commission) requesting the rezoning to "C-3 Commercial" of certain properties-- not already so zoned--situated on the south side of Memorial Boulevard North