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1(}4 TUESDAY M.l\.Y 9. 1967 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, May 9, 1967, beginning at 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chamber, City Hall, all members being pre~3ent, viz., Mayor F. T. Renick, M.D.; Vice-Mayor E. E. Stone; Harry L. Boaz; W. Donald Hartford; and Francis T. West. After the invocation, Council approved as recorded the minutes of its regular meeting held April 25, 1967. Pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, the Council and the Martinsville Planning Commission conducted a joint public hearing on the recent application of the Martinsville Volunteer Fire Company for a "special-use" permit to conduct its 1967 Firemenfs Bazaar (June 26th thru July 1st) at the Brown Street Athletic Field. Following due consideration of this application by both the Council and the Commission, and acknowledging receipt of written objection filed by Mrs. W. B. Burge and Miss Fleta Woodson, Council granted such a permit for the 1967 Bazaar, subject to compliance with applicable regulations and subject to the Bazaar closing its nightly activities no later than 10:30 P.M. Also pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on the recent petition submitted by Graves Supply Company for the rezoning of its property on Memorial Boulevard North, between its present business site and the House of Furniture, to "M-1 Industrial". The Planning Commission already having reported favorably on this petition and there being no objections registered by anyone to the proposed rezoning, Council effected said rezoning through its adoption of the following ordinance amending the Cityfs Zoning Code and Map: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this ninth day of May, 1967, that the Zoning Code and Zoning Map of the City of Martinsville be, and are