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Home My WebLink About04-16-63Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council, held on the 16th day of April, 1963, at l~:00 P. M., in the Municipal office. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jackson, presiding. Councilmen: W. S. Cummings, t~~. A. Larson, T. J. McCarthy.; F. L. Carrico, Claude B. Gallimore, Eugene L. Nuckols, Billy B. Flint Absent: Glen K. Aust Also present: Town Manager: T. B. Noland Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Midge Woodard, reporter for Southwest Times Elmer Kinser Sterling S. Kinser Miss Elizabeth Bonham Mrs. J. F. Spencer Wendall Jones, Pulaski Theatre Alton I. Crowell, Attorney for Claremont Corporation Jesse Hopkins ) Bascom Hopkins ) Members of Claremont Corport~tion Paul Roop ) The invocation was given by Town Manager Noland. Minutes of the regular meeting of Council held on April 2t~d i were approved. Mr. Elmer Kinser asked Council to reconsider the application of his son, Sterling S. Kinser, for placing a house trailer on the back of his (Elmer Kinser's) lot located on First Street, inasmuch as KINSER REQ. TRAILER APPLICATION BE there is at present a house trailer located on First Street as wellias RECONSII~RED, ADVISED COULD one on Martin Avenue. Mr. Kinser was advised that the trailer located NOT GRANT APPLICA TION DUE TO on First Street is in an industrial zone which is permissible under:; CIRCUMSTANCES the Town Zoning Ordinance, and further, that there had been no complaints to the placing of the house trailer on Martin Avenue. M~!. Kinser was further advised that because of a written petition presented to Council which had been signed by approximately five property owntlrs in the vicinity where Mr. Kinser wished to place his trailer, who opposed the granting of the application, Council could not grant the application. Mr. Wendall Jones, Manager of Pulaski Theatre, cited from' FINANCE & ORD. a newspaper a news item relative to the granting of a reduction for; COMMS. ?O STUDY REQ. FOR REDUCT.theatre licenses in a near-by town, and asked Council to consider aj IN THEATRE LICENSES ~~'76 Council mins. contd. April 16, 1963, I~ P. M. reduction in the town's theatre license rate. This reouest was discussed briefly, and was then referred to the Finance and Ordinance Committees for a report to Council. Those interested in air pollution were advised that the PULASKI FURN.PERM. STOPPED BtTRNING Pul aski Furniture Company had permanently stopped open fire burnings, a DEBRIS - REPORT ON COLEMAN FURN. and that officials of the Coleman Furniture Corporation were out TO BE MADE AT NE%T MEETING of town and could not be reached, therefore, a final report could not be made at that time, but it was hoped to have something definite worked out soon with Coleman officials. Mr. Crowell, Attorney for Claremont Corporation, ex- plained to Council that with respect to some of the operations of the Claremont Corporation there had been unfortunate misunder- standings, particularly with reference to the firm's laxity by CLAREMONT CORP. failing in some cases to secure building permits before construction RE: REVISED RELOCATION R/W FOR ROUTE X1.1 had begun, and then assured Council that the corporation would in AND EXTENSION OF MONTE VISTA DRIVE the future guard against a recurrence of this situati on. The TO ROUTE 611 1¢ SHARING OF COSTS Attorney also went into considerable detail of the general IN PROVIDING UTILITIES background of the operation onwhat has been known as Macgill land, operations involving various sections of this land and that with reference to the late Mr. Macgill having deeded a right of way for the relocation of Route 611, the corporation had up to this time misunderstood what had actually been conveyed and therefore had been acting improperly in their requests for consideration in the matter of the town's quit-claiming title to the old right of way in return for the right of way for the revised relocation of Route 611 as well as the corporation's willingness to deed the necessary right of way for an extension of Monte Vista Drive from the old Newbern Road to the proposed new Newbern Road (Route 611). Mr. Crowell explained that the present proposal of the corporation is in effect to accept the town's original offer covering this exchange of rights of way and in consideration of that action by the corporation, the ~_, Council mins. contd. April 16, 1963, ~i P. M. town would open up and bring to the proper state standards the Monte Vista Drive extension. Mr. Crowell explained that the only additional position being taken by the corporation at this meeting is the request that the town consider some means of sharing in the cost of providing utilities for the Monte Vista Drive extension as well as the proposed new Route 611. On motion of Councilman Flint, seconded by Councilman Mc-'i Carthy, and carried on the following vote: ' i W. A. Larson - aye F. L. Carrico - aye W. S. Cummings - aye Billy B. Flint - aye j T. J. McCarthy - aye Eugene L.Nuckols - abstained Glen K. Aust - absent Claude B. Gallimore - aye the following resolution was adopted. WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, and Claremont Corporation have reached an agreement on certain items pertaining to the right of way for new State Route 611 and the right of way and construction of a street between the new State Route 611 and the present terminus of Monte Vista Drive; and RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Town desires to give further assurance to tie Claremont Corporation concerning the construction of RP;; Monte Vista Drive, Extended; t NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the R/W FOR NEW 611 Town of Pulaski, Virginia, that the Town proposes to grade Monte Vista Drive, Extended, beginning at the present & EXTENSION OF terminus of Monte Vista Drive and running to an intersection with new State Route 611, place base stone and gravel thereon,} MONTE VISTRA DR.- by or before the first day of November, 1963; providing, however, that the Claremont Corporation grants right of way for? CLAREMONT CORPORATIOAiState Route 611 and Monte. V~iata Drive within a reasonable time after the adoption of this resolution. At this point in the meeting while Mr. Crowell was having ' a conference with his clients, Councilman McCarthy reported that the Street Committee, acting upon the reauest from the Virginia Maid Hosiery Mills that the Town close a portion of Lee Street, had visited the site and had talked with company representatives. On motion of Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mr. Cummings, and carried ST. COMM. unanimously, it was RECOMMDS. VA. MAID RESOLVED that Virgi nia Maid Hosiery Mills be advised that FILE NEC. PETITION the Town Street Committee had considered their request for the } FOR CLOSING OR LEE ST. closing of Lee Street and suggested that the Company officials file; ~~~~ MEETING RECESSED FOR COUNCIL TO VISIT SITE OF MONTE VISTA EXT. AGREEMENT BET. CLAREMONT CORP. AND TOWN RE: UTILITIES TO MONTE VISTA EXT. Council mins. contd. April 16, 1963 !~ P. M. the necessary petition so the matter of closing the street can be legally considered by the Town; and further that all necessary legal steps be taken in the matter if and when the Town receives a petition requesting the closing. Following this action of Council, and a further dis- cession of the Claremont Corporation situation, Council decided to recess the meeting and convene again immediately at the site in question. Upon arrival at the site Council looked over the whole project on the ground and discussed some matters with the Claremont Corporation representatives present and then drew aside for a private discussion of the whole matter. Following the discussion, motion was made by Mr. Flint, seconded by Mr. McCarthy, and carried unanimously, that the Claremont Corporation be advised that the Town offers to extend the six (6) inch water line along Newbern Road from East Gate Drive to the Monte Vista Drive intersection at Town expense; that the Town would install with Town forces necessary water and sewer lines along the proposed Monte Vista Drive ex- tension and that for each lot which will front on Monte Vista Drive after the subdivision plat is approved as the lots are developed by purchase of water and sewer connections, the Town will refund to the Claremont Corporation the sum of $200.00 for each water connection and $100.00 for each sewer connection with the total refund by the Town not to exceed, in either the water or sewer category, the total cost of the installation of the water and/or sewer. lines, the Claremont Corporation to pay the regular connection fees for each water and sewer connection. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Approved: G~? ~~ ayor Att t: ~o< <~~~~ er D 1 1