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<br />aU <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />AUGUST 26, 1975 <br /> <br />The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, <br /> <br />with Mayor Harry L. Boaz presiding, was held Tuesday, August 26, 1975, in the Council <br /> <br />Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., with all members--with the exception of <br /> <br />Councilman Morton W. Lester, who was away from the City--being present, viz., Harry L. <br /> <br />Boaz, Mayor; William D. Hobson, Vice Mayor; G. S. Fitz-Hugh, Jr.; and Barry A. Greene. <br /> <br />After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular <br /> <br />meeting held August 12, 1975. <br /> <br />Before considering its regular order of business, Council recognized Mr. Herman O. <br /> <br />Hatcher and, through Mayor Boaz, presented to Mr. Hatcher a token in appreciation of <br /> <br />Mr. Hatcher's long and faithful service as a police officer of the City of Martinsville, <br /> <br />Mr. Hatcher having served the City and its citizens as a police officer since March 1, <br /> <br />1941 until his retirement (with the rank of Sergeant) on June 30, 1975. <br /> <br />Pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council proceeded with the conducting of <br /> <br />a public hearing on a petition filed May 27, 1975 by Nationwide Homes, Inc., this <br /> <br />being the same as petition dated April 8, 1975, withdrawn by petitioner on May 27, <br /> <br />1975, and then re-filed said May 27th~ which petition requested the rezoning from <br /> <br />"R-9 Residential" to "M-3 Industrial" of petitioner's property (consisting of from <br /> <br />1.3-to-l.4 acres) situated on the south side of Rives Road (extension) at its inter- <br /> <br />section with Drewry Road, to allow petitioner to construct and operate a wholesale <br /> <br />supply distributorship at said location. As an initial phase of this hearing, Council <br /> <br />read into the record the following two documents, viz., (a) a report and recommendation <br /> <br />of the Planning Commission dated July 18, 1975, and (2) a prepared statement by <br /> <br />Councilman Greene: <br /> <br />The Planning Commission on July 17, 1975, conducted a public hearing with <br />regard to a petition submitted by Nationwide Homes requesting the rezoning <br />of certain of their property lying at the intersection of Rives Road and <br />Drewery Road from R-9 Residential to M-3 Industrial Classification. <br />