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Home My WebLink About12-04-62~6~~0 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held on the lath day of December, 1962, at 11:00 P. M., in the Municipal office, There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: W. A. Larson, Tot. S. Cummings, F. L. Carrico, Claude B. Gallimore, Glen K. Aust, Bi11y B. Flint T. J. McCarthy, Eugene L. Nuckols Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Jim Terrell, Southwest Times Reporter Marty Horne;. Roanoke Times reporter Mrs. J. F. Spencer ) Mrs. Vernon Hinton ) Miss Elizabeth Bonham) Air Pollution Rev. Neil McKinnon The invocation was given by Councilman Flint. Minutes of the November 20th meeting were approved. In response to an inquiry from the visitors interested in the air pollution situation, Mayor Jackson reported that a conference had been held with the representatives of the FIRST MEETING Furniture plants and it was his feeling that local industry WITH PLANT OFFICIALS RE: is anxious to do something about the situation; that as a AIR POLLUTION SUCCESS, ANOTHER result of this meeting a better understanding had been reached, MEETING TO BE HELD and by showing a cooperative spirit at this time, he believed the matters about which these citizens had complained would be cleared up. He stated further that another meeting would be held soon but in the meantime explorations are being made as to what the Town and Industry can do to clear up the situation. Mayor Jackson stated "we certainly want to maintain a pleasant climate for new industry". Town Attorney Moore advised that he felt a "use permit" was the solution to the petition of the Aldersgate Methodist Church, TOWN ATTY. AUTHORIZ-located on Newbern Road, rather than to close the alley between ED TO PREPARE USE PERMIT FOR AT~DFRS- the Church and the property of E. G. Akers to be used as off- G~TE METHODIST'S CHURCH TO USE street parking by the Church, and that he believed this is preferable ALLEY FOR PARKING to the Church, and, further, if the Street Committee so recommended he would draw such a use permit for approval of Council at its next Council mins. contd. December !~, 1962, !~ P. M. meeting. It was the opinion of Council that a use permit be ,~ ~~1 granted to the said Church and Mr. Moore was authorized to prepare the same for Council's approval. A letter from an out-of-state visitor who had recently ', been in Pulaski and received an over-parking notice, was read by the' OUT OF TOWN Town Manager in which letter the visitor commended the town and its VISITORS COMP'IEND TOWN police force upon the courteous manner in which the ticket was ON MANNHR OF HANDLING OF handled. Mr. Noland also related that he had recently been visited PARKING TICKETS BY POLICE: DEPT. in person by an out-of-town visitor to tell him of the nice treatment he had received by the Pulaski Police Department. A request by W. B. Wyatt stating he was interested in water service for his mother's home which borders on Pleasant Hill Drive at its eastern intersection with Lee Highway, was presented to Council by Town Manager Noland. Mr. Noland advised this is an REQUEST OF existing house adjacent to the corporate limits and would comply W. B.WYA.TT FOR WATER with the recently adopted resolution .relative to water service to SERVICE; COST OF SUCH existing residences outside the corporate limits. He further stated`. SERVICE GIVEN BY TOWN MGR, the cost of the line would be $900.00 to tie in the 6" line to the REFERRED TO WATER COMM. Wyatt property meter location. Mr. Noland stated the cost of this' line would involve an appropriation from Council. After a discussi ot- of same, Councilman Gallimore moved the matter be turned over to thee, Water Committee for further study and report to Council. This motioq was seconded by Councilman Aust, and carried. In An informal...discussion of purchasing an alerting system for volunteer firemen, Councilman Aust reported on infoa~mation AUST GA'JE REPORT +JN received by him relative to a certain type system. No action was TYPES 0 ~' AIERTIN(i taken by Council inasmuch as the matter had previously been referred; DEVICES 'FOR VOL.FIRP;:NtEN, to the Finance Committee for study and report to council. NO ACTSDN TAKEN As Chairman of the Police Committee, Councilman Gallimor~, stated he wished to say it had been observed that man of the P lice y o Officers as well as the Police Chief spend time typing reports, ete.a which should be done by a secretary, and as Chairman be would like POLICE, & FINANCE COMM. to have the matter placed on the agenda for further study. He TO STODY NEED OF STFPJOG, further stated that it appears the Mayor is spending much time answelting FOR MAYOR AND POLICE DEPT. mail from out-of-town visitors and handling other matters pertaining to his office, and he felt that a part-time or full-time secretary could be used to help out in the Police Department as well as for ~-""~~ Council Mins. Contd. December !t, 1962, ~ P. M! Mayor Jackson. On motion of Councilman Larson, seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried unanimously, it was RESOLVED, that the Police Committee and Finance Committee, together with Town Manager Noland, study the situation and report back to Council. Council agreed to build a connecting road which would be an extension of Monte Vista Drive from the old Newbern Roan to the proposed new Route 611 (Newbern Road) on motion of Councilman McCarthy, that the Town Attorney be directed to draw COUNCIL AGREED TO BUILD CONNECTING up the necessary papers agreeing that the town would build this ROAD FROM ~m VISTA DR. NEWBERN RD.(611) road within six months after the completion of the re-locatiad TO RELOCATED NEWBERN RD. WITH- Route 611 within the corporate limits, the width of such connecting IN 6 MOS.AFTER COMPLETION OF street to be in accordance with the requirements of the Htate RT. 611 in CORP. ~yIMITS Highway Department so said street could be included in the State Highway Secondary System. This motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried unanimously. Mayor Jackson reported on the pending plans for enlarging the Administration Building at the New River Valley ENLARGING OF LARVA ADMR. BLDG. Airport, and advised it would probably be early spring before WILL PROBABLY BEGIN IN SPRING any actual construction begins. of 1963 Councilman Larson moved that Council go into executive session, which motion was seconded by Countilman McCarthy, and carried. EXECUTIVE SESSIONSeveral matters were discussed and it was agreed by Council that all these matters be p3.~ced on the agenda for a regular meeting. Mayor Jackson then declared the executive session adjourned. Mayor Jackson advised Council that the Norfolk and Western Railway Company planned to close and abandon the freight station A.&W.RAILWAY on Jefferson Avenue as of January 1, 1963, and the freight depot and FREIGHT STATION & PASSE~dGER STA. all offices housed in this building would be consolidated with the TO BE CONSOLIDATED FT. WAREHOUSE TO passenger station offices, with a small warehouse to be built BE CONSTRUCTED E. OF PASSENGER just east of the passenger station. He stated the old freight STATION: OLD SITE AVAILABLE FOR station building would be available for use by industry. Council- INDUSTRY man McCarthy moved that Council go on record as not opposing the Council Mins. Contd. 12/!x/62 { ~~~~ !~ P. M. consolidation of the. Norfolk and Western freight station with the passenger station, thereby leaving the old freight station available for industry. This motion was seconded by Councilman Cummings, and carried unanimously. There being no ftxrtt~er business, the meeting adjourned at 5:55 P. M. Approved: ayor Attest: i ~~ er 1