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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-20-57~ r~ . ti~a~° Council ~nutes August 20, 195?, ~ p. m. Minutes of the regular semimonthly meeting of the Town Council of the Ta`m of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the 20th day of August, 1957, at 4 p. m. iri the municipal office. There were presents C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: W. F. White, W. A. Larson, A. E. Lemons J. R. Martin, F. L. Carrico, W. S. Cummings Absent Councilmen: W. H. Wysor and I. R. Carper l~lso present: Town Managers T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton. Visitors: Evelyn S. Hall of the Southwest Times ' Mr. John T. White, Mr. Stanley Surratt, Mr. H. E. Hull, Rev. C. J. Peyton, Pastor of Pentiaostal Holiness Church Mayor Jackson called the meeting to order, after which the Rev. C. J. Payton, pastor of the Penticostal Holiness Church, gave the invocation. The minutes of a regular meeting held August ffith, 1957 MINUTES APPROVED were approved. Mayor Jackson invited the three visitors present to dis- c uss any matters they may wish with Council. Whereupon, they stated they were appearing in opposition to the opening of 'a sanitary land- fill in an area ad3acent to the Norfolk and Western Railroad, at the end of Belle Avenub, on the south side of Peak ,Creek. In connection with this matter, Councilman Lemons then presented a petition signed + by 140 people. The petit~nn reading as follows: PETITION ••We the undersigned home and business owners located in PROTESTING East Pulaski, Va., do hereby on our signatures protest the LANDFILL IN locating of a garbage disposal area. vn East Main St. and Bell EAST PUTASKI Ave. Pulaski, Va. We feel that this procedure would devalue our property and create a traffic hazard, and also create a bad atmosphere for the center of Pulaski, also, that it would cause a flooding condition of the homes on the opposite side of Peak Creek:•' There followed a quite lengthy discussion of many aspects of this situation including the citizens complaint that the new landfill location is objectionable to them because of its very nature; because, in their opinion, would tend to decrease their property values and its development on the new site would increase the flood hazard in the East Main Street area. Upon being ~~'~~ ~ F,r ~J a +~ i 1 Council Minutes cont~d August 20, 1957, ~ p. m. questioned by Councilman Larson, two of the three citizens present ~, stated they had not personally visited the landfill site which 'had been i.n operation since the previous Wednesday, nor had they obsexwed the sanitary landfill site on Draper Mountain, in which 1350 loads of refuse had been buried during the past winter and spring. a There was much discussion of the esthetic consideration in a landfill operation, the acceptance of the method by State and Federal Health authorities, the flood hazard angle, the effect on the cost of a possible future Peak Creek channel change, and the fact that the Town Manager had made arrang+msents for opening the landfill site in this area, as an administrative function, without $3;~ving notice thereof to Council. Also, there was a discussion of the econo~aics of the Mountain area, other possible sites, and the necessity of hauling saam~! dirt to use as cover material. The Town Manager made a statement which contained his reasons for selection of this site, which had previously '' ~' been under consideration by the Town and which is in an area which had fore; s ometime been used as an open dump under the suspicies of the owner ~' of the property. The Town Manager pointed out the owner of the land has offered theTo~ the use of numerous track loads of brick which have been dumped on the property and the Town may use the ore slag which had been dined on the property many years past, and that he will furnish the equipment to load the necessary dirt which is being donated by the General Chemical Coaapany at a site approximately a mile from the dis- posal area. Town Manager stated again that he still felt that the site will prove to be the most economical of those which were available at the time. C On motion of W. F. White, seconded by J. R. Martin, and with the following recorded vote: RECORDED VOTE ON CONTINUING LANDFILL IlV EAST PULASRIit was W. F. White -aye J. R. Martin -aye W. A. Larson -aye F. L. Carrico - no A. E. Lemons - no W. S. Cummings -aye RESOLYED~ that landfill operations continue at this site unless conditions prove in a very short time that it is undesirable. ~~~ ~ a.+ sue' ~ a~ Council t~2inutes cant'd. August 20, 1857, 4 p. m. Mayor Jackson stated that Council, at a previous meeting, CHANGE IN had set the dates of August 22nd and 29th for publishing in the local DATES FOR PUBLICATION newspaper a list of delinquent taxes, and that the Southwest Times OF DEL. TAR LIST had requested that the dates be changed to August 23rd and 30th inasmuch as they were unable to set the type by the 22nd. ° On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by J. R. Martin, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the dates for publishing the delinquent tax list be changed fraen August 22nd end 29th to August 23rd and 30th. Town Manager read a letter from Architectural Engineer, Oscar J. Blake, of the firm Poultan, Maher and Blake, Structural Eng- sneers, Blacksburg, Virginia, with regards to the proposed study of structurally unsafe buildings in Pulaski., in which letter he out- lined the proposed scope of work, and stated he felt the fairest ~R. BLA1G3 TO method of handling the fee for a fob of this k1.nd to be an an hcryurly MAKE SURVEY OF UNSAFE basis for time actually spent on the Sob, which rate would be $6.00 HUILDINGs IN PULASxI & COST OF per hour, or t~pudle this amount for time spent in court, plus any SAME necessary expenses such as printing, telephone, car expense at $0.07 per mile. After a discussion by Council it was decided to employ Mr. Blake an this basis and start the survey on a small scale. It was further decided to appropriate the sum of $600.00 from the General Fund to cover the expense of this survey. On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by W. F. White, and on the following recorded vote: W. F. White - aye J. R. Martin - aye W. A. Larson -aye F. L. Carrico -aye A. E. Lemans -aye W. S. Cummings - aye it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the sum of $600.00 be appropriated APPROPRIA- gran the General Fund to cover the expense of a proposed study of TION FOR STUDY OF UNSAFE BLDGS. structurally unsafe buildings in Pulaski. ~ Town Manager Noland stated that i;rom information furnished LEAGUE by the League, the control of the truck-trailer parking situation in REPORT ON TRACTOR-TRAILER. SITUATION ~~~~ Council minutes cont'd August 20, 1957, 4 p.m. other cities seemed to be about the same as set forth in the proposed ordinance read at the last meeting, that there appeared to be no set pattern; that perhaps Council would like to consider the offer of Mr. ^I Aust for such a parking space back of •Porky Pig" on East Main Street. After a short discussion, the matter was tabled until the next meeting. It wa,s the decision of Council that the Town increase i its donation to the Pulaski Chamber of Commerce by $100.00 - a total of $3~0. and continue its membership in the State Chamber of Commerce at the cost INCREASE IN COUNTY of $2500. CHAMBER OF COMM. Upon motion of J. R. Martin, seconded by W. S. Cummings, M~ERSHIP, & STATE and by recorded vote as follows: APRROVED W. F. White -aye J. R. Martin -aye W. A. Larson -aye F. L. Carrico - aye APPROPRIA- TION OF STATE & g0 CHAMBER MEMBERSHIPS APPROVED SURFACE TREATING BIF~CH ST. A. E. Lemons -aye W. S. Cummings -aye it was unanimously RESOLVED that the sum of $300.00 for membershiia 3a Pulaski i Chamber of Commerce, and $25.00 for State Chamber of Commmerce be ~fapproprilted ~, ~, fraan the General Fund. ~'. Town Manager stated the next item on the agenda was the surface treating of Birch Street, the cost of which was estimated to be $1200.00. The matter was discussed, and on motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by J. R. Martin, and by recorded vote as follows: W. F. White -aye J. R. Martin -aye W. A. Larson -aye F. L. Carrico -aye A. E. Lemons -aye W. S. Cummings -aye it was unanimously RESOLVED, that Birch Street be surface treated and that APPROPRIA- TION FOR BIl~CH ST. ~I '~- the sum of $1200.00 for its cost be appropriated fram the General Fund. The need of a radio on the Police Motorcycle was discussed and Town Manager stated the cost of the radio and installation to be $635.00. On motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by J. R. Martin, and by recorded vote as follows: NEED OF W. F. White -aye RADIO FOR W. A. Larson -aye MORA'PCYCI.E A. E. Lemons -aye AND APPROVAL it was unanimously J. R. Martin -aye F. L. Carrico -aye W. S. Cummings -aye ~~a Council minutes cont'd August zo, 1957, 4 P• ~• RESOLVED, that the seta of $635.00 be appropriated APPROPRIA- from the General Fund to cover the cost of installing a radio on the Police TION FOR RADIO FOR- motorcycle. MOTORCYCLE Discussion and report on storm wells was continued until STORM WELLS the next meeting in view of the fact so much time had been spent on dis- TABLED FOR NEXT MEETING sussing the landfill situation. Town Manager reported that as a result of the special meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the County Planning Cca¢ni~sion, ACCEPTANCE which was attended unofficially by the Town Council and the Town Planning BY BD. OF SUPERVIS. Cotrttaissiott, on Saturday, August 17, the Board of Supervisors had accept- OF StTBDIV. ORDINANCE ed the recotamendation of the County Planning Ccmuniasion and had, there- PUBLIC HEARING SET f ore, adopted the proposed Subdivision Control Ordinance sub3ect to a 3oint public hearing to be conducted by the Hoard of Supervisors and the Town Council, in the County Courthouse, at 1:30 p. m. on September 10, 1957, following legal notice in the local newspaper. Mayor Jackson advised Council the Civil Aeronautics REPORT ON NEW RIyEg Administration had approved the Master Plan_for the proposed New River ` VALLEY AIRPORT Valley Airport, opening the way for land acquisition and actual construction. On motion of W. F. White, seconded by W. A. Larson, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Town Manager be authorized and directed NOTICE TO to give notice by newspaper publication in accordance with Section 9-4 VACANT LOT OWNERS ~ of the Town Code, governing the removal of weeds and other foreign CLEAN SAME growth frem vacant lots in the Town, the effective date of such notice to be September 6, 1957. The meeting ad3ourned at 6 p. m. Attest: A ~:~, ~ i C er Approved ~~- / 1 r ~ MayOr 1 1 1