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36 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 1975 .- A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor Harry L. Boaz presiding, was held Tuesday, February 4, 1975, in the Circuit Courtroom, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., Harry L. Boaz, Mayor; William D. Hobson, Vice-Mayor; G. S. Fitz-Hugh, Jr.; Barry A. Greene; and Morton W. Lester. _. After the invocation, the purpose of this meeting was stated, as was duly advertised, viz., "for the purpose of receiving input and/or suggestions from the general public on community facilities and housing needs for the City of Martinsville, as such facilities and housing needs relate to the Federal Housing (&) Community Development Act of 1974". Because of the inclement weather, attendance by citizens at this hearing was much less than would normally have been expected. Present, also, were Messrs. Charles Barnes and Owen Bludeau, of Wiley & Wilson, the City's consulting engineers. Following a general briefing by Assistant City Manager-Public Works Director George W. Brown on the various aspects of the Housing & Community Development Act of 1974, generally as covered in a pamphlet published and distributed by the City prior to this public hearing, a copy of which is inserted as a part of these minutes, - the following citizens offered the following general comments and/or opinions: (1) Mr. Francis T. West, former Mayor of the City - (a) participation by the City in the Housing & Community Development program would tend to subject and subvert the City to more Federal control; (b) the amount(s) the City might obtain from H&CD funds, if the City's application is accepted, would probably be negligible and, therefore, not worth the effort; (c) continue to use Revenue-Sharing monies for Central Business District redevelopment; and (d) the City should not file an application (or pre-application) for funds from Housing & Community Development.