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2B,{ TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 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, November 14, 1967, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, 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 October 24, 1967, and of its special meeting held November 9, 1967. Under date of November 1, 1967, and pursuant to recent request of the City, the firm of Wiley & Wilson, Consulting Engineers, presented a report entitled, "Interim Report on the Industrial Park Water Supply", which included an economic analysis of the City's Industrial Park predicated upon full development of the Park under the following three alternatives: (1) No Improvement, assuming that the City will sell two-thirds of its land in the Park and that said two-thirds will be served by the City's existing water and sewer facilities; (2) That the City will extend and expand its water and sewer facilities but without incorporating the area into the City; and (3) That the City will not only extend and expand its water and sewer facilities but will also incorporate the area into the City. The report also contained a section comparing the means and cost of the three most feasible methods by which the City might provide adequate treated water supply to the Park for fire protection and/or increased demand and consumption. The con- clusions set for~h by the engineers, but without specific recommendations thereon because these would involve policy decisions by Council, were: (1) Annex the industrial park area and expand the City water system as required. If the remaining area is developed as expected, a substantial amount will be added to the City1s ad valorem tax valuation; and present