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55 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 1970 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor F. T. Renick, M.D., presiding, was held Tuesday, February 10, 1970, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members--with the exception of Francis T. West, Vice Mayor--being present, viz., Mayor F. T. Renick, M.D.; Harry L. Boaz; W. Donald Hartford; and William D. Hobson. After the invocation, there followed the Pledge of Allegiance led by Scout Scott Chaney, and then the reading of the minutes of Council's regular meeting held January 27, 1970, which were approved as read. ,,'--'. Pursuant to an action taken by Council during its meeting held December 22, 1969, at which meeting J. R. S. Enterprises filed an application for a special-use permit to allow construction of a medical office building on property adjacent to the new Martinsville General Hospital site, off the north side of Northside Drive, and pursuant to a duly-advertised public notice calling for a joint public hearing by the Council and the Planning Commission on this matter at meeting covered hereby these minutes, Council proceeded to conduct said public hearing. In view of the fact that a quorum of the Planning Commission for this purpose was not present, and in view of the fact that--subsequent to the initial filing of said application--petitioners amended their request to include a request for rezoning to "C-l" of their property consisting of eight and one-half acres to permit the construction of a separate building to "house" a drug store and lunch counter, it was determined that required public hearings and actions on the amended petition would require re-advertising of notices thereof. Meanwhile, Mr. Leon G1obman, Chairman of the Planning Commission, expressed the concern of the Commission as to the appropriate development of the entire area, including