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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-18-58~I tia.~v Cour~cilminutes ?•'arCh ~.?~ 19K7, 3;311 ~• ~ri~ minutes of the regular <<leek.:,n~• of i?,e '"owr~ Cr3azrcil. of t'ti~e '^own of Pu7_a ski, ?.nd Public Hearing o>~ the propcsEd Zonint ,'iap for tie Annexed area, held r3r~ i~he 18th d2~r of 1`'z~'c , 19r",, a+. 3.30 p• m., in m /1n the lc>Zm ~~,. fic~. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presidn~. Coiai~ci.~_rneil: ';v' '"h.te, .T • T „. ~ r I.sx~:ons ~.bsE=~r,t.: ,'. R. "~iurt~_n, '~~. ^. Ct.,~nn~ings, '~'. t;. l~Tysor Visitors: Re~~. S. Trourrae HoyT. ~''~.Telyn S. r?a' 1 of t'::e Scuthwest Times i~~irs• Fred r . '"hompson, and R. I. i~rown, her Attorney i ir. Harry h' • Ball ;~1r. Foy ,u~~t, ~'~''. '~, ~, o '.l' iii i~'. 'v • A. Hlackbizrn Mrs. l~adel~ine Harmar~~ .~{{ T ~. `t ~~' -- -_; ,~, •. .. . 'ire meatirrg was opened ~•r F,'_: a_ pr<; ;Ter G:7% tl.e Fev. S. %'"'~wzie Ho~T't., Pastor of the Andprsor. 1"emorial Presbyterian Church• ~R , :•:ayor .,acr~on auv:i..>F.cl that the Tc~•^': Plar;ning CommiGsion had outi.ined a proposal .for zoz,ing of +.,'.•.~t~ annexE~U area, and. l~acl hrlc', . COUNCIL HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING tr»ir. ,na}~1ic hearing on tt)~ oning mrp February Sw, 1~~8; and accord-•' ON ZONING MAP OF ANNEXED AREA ~r~g to law, Couirc:il ~aa;-, no... hcldir.^ i±,~ ~;:blic hcur3.r:~-, a^ ad.vert~_sed ip t%''e S~L:'i'1':vlest Time^, 2nd if there ~I~ ^ 2'^~7 One pre^e;^,t Zn'h0 '+1oS 2'tOt far:iliar vT th the zon _r,~ of t;~is area, ^ver~,T effort. would be made to ems? a.. r. it; tha.+, it was certa3 rl._,r t?;e desire of Council to be fair iz s this matter, as we11 as trear desire that the area be zoned to the benefit, cf all concerned. v. R. I. Brown, Attorney for Mr. and ':'hrs. Fred L'. Thompson,. y~1 firm had f:.lod l' s~ •. ~. rU h~~.- a i.,eti, ,_on ~ or. ~ . .: rg the zcrirg of three diffez'ent. ';,c-,tions cf the Ti)or~p;~ons, the third being Lots 1 and 2 FRED E.THOMPSON of the PPI;I,ers Ferr•jr Sui~divi lion, corner of Peppers Ferry Road and REQ. FOR BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION Iv~ashburrr AvPr)ue. Th.'Ls propErt;;T was ur.i:.lair: the r,orporate liri~.ts ~32'i r)I' t0 271I?t'?Xutl.On 2nC; })F~, 1.};'=:I^~' i~r,Y•fa, ~~ SRllt7~iJU that the P1c.t1211I)~ ,~riina.sr~_on snd Cou?).ci_1. would not consider the re-zonir~~; of those 6;~ ~~~~ ~. Council minutes contd. ~".a-rrh lf~, 1958, 3:30 p.m. tots at tl~!i_s time. "1r. Bro-~-r, askp~I Caurrcil to car+sidei• t:ne re- .oning of the other' +.t,+o properties of Fred F. '^ha'n;i;;;r~z? from re~>i- dezri:,i al to ~,u.l.r+ess; one 1-t~ir.g on tl:e earth side of Pepper:> Ferrer noad neat' JaC){;;Ur; ",-?~~~ { ii~T, cr'tU ktit;G•~T; a5 the V:;J_lag~ Food Fair, a.rni the other propPrt.y beir:g near M2,egi.11 ~ril].age, beir:g also a grocf::ry store whi c'r. they have operated for fieveral years. ;•tr. ^rown c~allFd Council's attentior+ t,o t rticlF l~'~ of the Zon'rg Gr~ir,a;+re:, and also stated that i,hP Pl annS rg Conun:L ssior felt, to re-zone these properties as bus9.ress r~7ould be "spat zon ~_ng". HP ,pointed out th~.t in iris opinion t;herP i.,!as "spot. zonLr.g*" or. T?ewbern Eoad, as well as the lx~tion rf Harry stefi's Snack ~?ar. '"r~. 'T'hompson told Council o:f their plar~; for enlarging and improving their store rear rtacgill Village and stated their could riot do this under the present ~,or+3.ng. Harry H, Hall objected to the business zoning of property HARRY H. HALL OBJECTION TO near the intersection of Route 11 ar:d '•'~indsor Circle, sta.tirlg there were at least siz houses from the ^ail Service 5tati.or, t,o this inter- section and he felt it should aL be residential. Foy Aust., owner of BUSINESS ZONING much of this ;}ropert.y, stated he lf~j~t, ~_t, wa.s not suitable for resldentia usc-: because of the lat of th~~ la-nd. l~;x. Hall stateu he hail no objec-',.ion to the Bones property on the right being zoned for business. i~r. f dams stated he Tnras only an interested visitor. T~ia~Tar ~Tackson advised those pre::=nt ±~~a.± nothing would be clone at the present, and that further stud) and c;onsidPrati_on woulcl 'oe given t.o the matter. ~`"7,~. Vera Butler, irrsi. ?•"adeline riarman 2nd ~Tr~+• Floise °"•acgill, representir:g the Fula ski ~',a.raen Clr?h on Y~eautif i cation, Basked Council's cooperat.i.on in a campaign for a cleaner rulaski. firs. REPRESENTATIVESnuf.ler pointed out "blighted areas" and stated that main Street was FROM GARDEN CLUB ON CLEANER not always clean. S'rre also asked Crna.ncil to enforce the ToUm ordinance PULASKI renu3_ri.rg persons who own vacant; lots to keep them clean, free of poison ivy and weecls~ She stated the Club had some funds from the Sears foundation, but they woulcl nE•e d the cooperation of the Tower as well as its people to keep the Town Clean. *•irs. %-Tarmd.n a.rd Mrs. )`~!acgill felt that should, sucif a prodran; be undertaken the present garbage pick.-up system should be inc.l.uded, stating ttie~r were opposed to the unsightly garbage cans in front of residences on pt.ck-up days; that dogs overturn the cans and garbage uas scattered , ar;d _felt the 1 ~~""' ,~ ~~. Council minutes coml.°d. i•Iar. Imo, 19i-~, 3:30 p.n1 To~Nn had made a mistal•.e in recen.i•Iy stopp:i_rg gar°bage trucks from pu1.1 ing ar. dri veways of some re~sidencPS an.I picking up garbage. Councilman Larson poin{.ed out that the Town's garbage disposal sez•~,~iclr is operating at a deficit. Councilman Lemons statled hP wa.s in agreement w~.th t}:e CI~_ib members on {,hp garbage situation. Counciimatt Carrico stated he cerFainly thought the orclinan_cp rely{:ive to upkeep of vacant; lots should be enforced, and felt the garbage collection systerr, should be overhauled. "'own i~:anager i~oland stated that funds were limited, and he was told last sumr<er ~,r'r.en owr-ier;s of vacant lots were a~;~roached., 'tthat when the to~ar_ cleans it's .right 5-of-wa.y, we ~•r_~.Il Cleari OUI' IOtS~t. ~iayhr ~Tacksat,advised tiie Club mem'c}f=rs t}'iat Council was very much ini~•erested in wkaat, they were pla.r..ning to do; that the Town has many pro'olems, and funds are limited; and that to make a success ~~ of such a program ''we must:: all work toget}ser ". i~T. H. Rlackbur'r~ asked Council to reconsider their ordi- Hance requiring fixed awz:ings be placed 9 feet from the sidewalk. He `felt REQUEST FOR this Eras too high for a.r,~r sun pr. o±,ecton tc mer~handize in store windl~rs, 7 FT. MINIMUM CLEARANCE FOR at~d recommended the ordinance be re visPC; reducing the minirrnun cleara.n@~e MARQUEES & AWNINGS to ?feet, tiiayor .Tackson advised Mr. Blackburn this matter would be corfsidered by Council. Paul ~lolst.an, reprPSent.ing tY~e Pulaski. Counts, a semi-prCN baseball club of the Rlue Fidge League, asked Council for use of Calfee Park by the club this stunrnex•, stating their garres were all played at night and their schedule could be worker} out with the '. SEMI-PRO professional team. Ne~stated his club had paid the town last. BASEBALL CLUB REQUEST USE swrnner far use of the Park, X25.00 per game plus 10'~ of admissions, OF CALFEE PARK that his club had. na funds other than • gate receipts and c~ThFn that ' didn't pay their expenses, each member of the foam paid from their personal funds, and it was hoped Council could reduce the fee for `, usp of the park should the~,l~e allowed to use it this summer. No action was taken, but Mr. Holston was advised that Council. would give his request further attention. Town Manager Noland read a. petition from residents of thel PETITION FOR rit. Olivet section far a water line to service seven houses within thei WATER LINE EXT. MT. OLIVET RD. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE °-~ Council minutes cont'd March 18, 1958. 3:30 p.m. corporate limits and fourteen houses outside. He furi;her presented to Council a cast estimate on the construction of this water line which had beer, prepared by the Public 'forks T~epartment, '"here followed much discussion relative to the size of pipe which should be used; also the fact that the Health I/epartment, had labeled the well suppl;li_ng the residents as "un~;afe and cont.amir..ated". The To~,m T'ianager advised Council there were no funds in the current budget for the construction of this line, and on motion of A. E. Lemons, seconded by I. R.. Carper, it was unanimousl~~ RFSCLVFD, i;hat the request for a water line to the ~"t. Olivet section be referred to the ~Jater. Committee and ,laced on the agenda for the next regular meeting of Council. r. F. Corder advised Council that he lived in the fourth house outside the corporate limits in the Mt. Olivet Section and would certainly like to have the water line extension if Council could see their way to service them outside, too. He further pointed out to Council the confusion to new comers to Pulaski caused by whit is knowr_ to most residents as "Main Street" being listed as Second Street in the directory, and asked Council to gyve this considerate tion. Town i•ianage.r Noland read a resolution prepared by the Town " ttorriey on the construction of a T1a~ional Guard Ax'mOrz~ by the RESOLUTION ON y V CONSTRUCTION OF Torn of P~_ilaski, upon propert~T lying in the County of t'ulaski, ARMORY SENT TO GEN. CRUMP FOR sett.irrg forth obligations, terms a.nd conditions in coo;~eration APPROVAL ' with State and rederal authorities. The Tow-r~'Manager was instructed to send a copy of the resolution to tiiajor General Grump for approval before it became a. part of the rr~irrutes. Ft this point Councilman Lemons gave a brief report on his r°ecent tr-~, to Washing'„on, explaining that at the request of the ?Mayor COUNCILMAN LEMONS REPORTS he hacT accompanied local, area, and State National Guard officials ON TRIP TO WASHIlVGTON RE at a conference Tai.th the Virginia members of the Senate and Rouse. NATL. GUARD The Senators and Congressmen had stated their opposition to the reduction of the National Guard budget A discussion followed in regard to the water main sif;uation and cost estimate for the proposed water line extension to Smith Addition REQ. FOR WATER LINE EXT. FOR Just north of Macgill Village, and inasmuch as triis Addition is not SMITH ADDN. TO BE CONSIDERED fully developed at this time, and the scarcit~T of funds, Council was IN 1958-59 BUDGET `~"~ ~ n.~: _• ~. Council minutes contd. Mar. 18, 195$, 3~3o P•~~• was of the opinion that the request for a water Li_nP extension to this subdivision would have to be delayed unti?. it could be considered in a stud~% of the new buci~et. Town Attorney i~~oore gave a br:~ef report on new State L' legislation of interest to Towns, and pointed out that after receipt of copies of all_ new bills a further discussion may be desirable. Town tlanager Noland read a letter from Col. fi. J. Skidmo~'e, District Engineer, Corpos of ~!rmy Engineers, in which he informed then town that after completion of a flood control s+.udy of Peak Creek, TOWN MGR. REPORT ON STATUS OF PEAK the benefits to be derived from flood control measures at the proposed CREEK CHANNEL CHANGE AND RE- Raines Hollow-dam would not justify the expenditures involved. The LOCATION OF RT. 99 C'orpos had considered the possibilit~.T of auda_ng 2,0 feet to the 50 ft.,. dam as proposed, The Town i•?anager also read a letter from nepi ~+. Pat Jennings, i.n.forming the town of the status of the Corps of u Engineers study of a possible channel change of Peak~,rFel, in connection with the relocation of Route 99, stating that the D.zvisi.or` e'ngineer's report had been sent to the Chief of 1,~ZginePrs for ` apc~~roval. There being no further business, the meeting a.d- journed at (:00 p. m., ipproved; 1 Attest Clerk 1