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March 14, 1972
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<br />72-86 - The follQwing letter received from Director of Planning was read:
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<br />~ "At its regular monthly meeting on March 7, 1972, the City Planning Commission resolved
<br />to recommend that all or.a portion of a 16' paper alley between Academy Avenue and Tyre Neck
<br />Road in the block between Village Street and the Norfolk and Western Railroad b~ vacated.
<br />City Council has approved land abutting on this alley as the site for our Churchland B~nch
<br />Library, and part of the Churchland Academy site also abuts on this paper alley. The Lowing
<br />and Gay Funeral Home on Academy Avenue also abuts on the alley and its owenrs are anxious to
<br />secure closure of the alley. At issue is the need for the City of Portsmouth to make itself
<br />party to a closure application that City Council can approve. Hopefully, the City Council
<br />will bind the City to an application from the Funeral Home ~nd will proceed under State law
<br />with an Ordinance to close all or a portion of this paper alley."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Raymond Smith and seconded by Mr. Turner, to be referred to the City
<br />Attorney for proper handling, was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 72-87 Request to speak received from Mrs. Carolyn H. Reil, 4133 Duke Drive, was
<br />read:
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<br />"Please place the undersigned on the agQnda for the City Council meeting March 14, 1972.
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<br /> The speaker will present a
<br />of University Women concerning a
<br />appointed boards and commissions
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<br />letter, from the Portsmouth~Bmanch - American Association
<br />project it has undertaken resulting from a study of the
<br />of the City of Portsmouth."
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<br /> Mrs. Reil presented the letter concerning the above subject. (See Exhibit 72-87)
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Irvine Smith and seconded by Mr. Turner, that we thank Mrs. Reil
<br />accept her report as information, was..adopted by the following vote':
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<br />and
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<br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson-, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 72-88 - The following letter received from Mr. J. Frank Cutherell, 230 Hatton Street,
<br />was read:
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<br /> "As you know we have a new high school and I res,pectfully submit a name for it:
<br />J. LEQN CODD HIGH SCHOOL.
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<br /> This man is~mbered by hundreds of Portsmouth men and women as "Jake" who kept them
<br />in line with his whistle in the halls of old Woodrow Wilson Hi. gh School.
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<br />the
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<br /> I think recognition for this educator is long overdue. I hope you will agree.'
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<br /> ~tion of Mr. Holley, and seconded by Mr. Irvine Smith, the matter to be referred to
<br />School Board and a reply be rendered to City Council, was adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes
<br /> Nays: None '
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<br /> 72-89 The following letter received from Mr. Larry W. Schmidt, President, Health
<br />Wglfare and Recreation Planning Council, was read: '
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<br /> "I have been directed to make known to-the City Administration the action of our Council
<br />regarding the Court House Building at High and Court Streets. At its meeting on February
<br />28, 1972 the Board of Directors formally adopted as its position support for the retention
<br />of the Court House and its utilization for cultural activities or purposes.
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<br /> Thanks very much for making this known
<br />ment. With best wishes and warm~st personal
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by
<br />was adopted by the~folle~ing vote:
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<br />to appropriate parties wfthin
<br />regards."
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<br /> Mr. Raymond Smith, to receive
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<br />the City Govern-
<br />as information,
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<br /> Ayes: Holley~ Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymo~8 Smith, Turner, Barnes
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 72-90 The following request to speak received from Mr. S~ L. Whitehead, 4415 County
<br />Street, was read:
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<br /> t~.ms requested that my name be placed on the agenda of the City Council meeting to
<br />be held on 14 March, 1972, to speak for myself and other property owsers on the subject of
<br />real estate tax assessments."
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<br />Mr. Whitehead spoke and presented th~ following petition:
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<br /> "t.speak for myself and other owners of real property, many of whom are here with me to-
<br />night and are co-signers of this petition~ In our country, taxes have been, and always will
<br />be political as long as we are free to protest. We note that the annual assessment act was
<br />sold to the taxpayers of Portsmouth a decade ago to, keep taxes out of politics.
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