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July 28th, 1964 : We have also secured voluntary skilled labor in Brickmasonry, Carpentry, Electricity, and Plumbing to aid i-n construction of this Youth Center. ~ · · ~hi.s W~ite is~ the best'suited location beeause it is the most-centralized location in our city. Attheugh this .structure will ,be primarily ~or eduoational purposes, there~ay beoccasional recreational activities conducted in the center. Please inform me as to the availability of this property or any other property thai might be available for this center." Motion of Mr. Eastes to refer 5o a oonference of Council was. adopted without dissenting vote~ 64-192 -The fol~owin~ oommu~ication from Marshall DJ Ower[s,-~Pomtsmouth,Recrealion Adv~sory~Board, was read: - !~t a meg~la~r meeting'of City Council on J~ly 9~h~one of~-the items~on~the a~enda was a recommendation from the Planning Commission concern£ng~the~future use of the-old Highland-Biltmore School #~ siie. This item-~was,.referred to a meeting of this Board and representatiges of the Biltmore Baptist Church with:'the,hope,that asolution could, be reached thmtO~o~ld~'be saiisf.actory~o all parties concerned, m~mely the.~ittmore ~ptist~Churc~fthe Por~,smosth Babe R~th~Lea~ue and the~Hi-Landers.LitZle'Lesgue. After a meeting of-those organizations-end a restudy of~ ~.he facilities involved, t~e:Po~smeuth Recree~on Advisory ~o~rd:wishes to submi~the foll~owinD recoramendations:~ (1) that the {wo Little Leag~e. Fields presen~ly located' on~th~ oldH~ght~nd-BiTtmore-School #2 site. (2) ,that'the proposed Babe ~uth League Field,be }oc~'ted~a~ theformer si-re-of Highland Bilt- more School #1. (~) t-hat ~a portion eT~ the #2'site ~ocated en the. west end Which ~easures approximately x 339' be offered for sale with the Biltmore Baptist as a possible bidder. (4): that's portiou of the revenue derived from the sale of the proper~y mentioned in para (3) be applied towards expensesincurred in,relocating the Little Leaguei~elds. As a-ma,tter of explanation, it is Eelt ~hat this arrangement would be satisfactory to (a) the ~ Biltmore Baptist-Church inasmuch as a lighted facility would n0% be located adjaceMt to 'its p}operty and provision is made for fuluPe expansion; (b~ the Hi-Landers Little League which has expressed a sindere interest in cooperating in this matter providing that suitable facilities-are furnished such as now currentl, y exist and (c) the Portsmouth Babe~Ruth League which has expressed satisfaction with either of the locations. I trust that the above information will be of assistance to the Council in-rendering a decision on this matter." Motion of Mr. Atkinson ~o refer ~o s conference of Council was adopted wit~ou~ dissenting vote. 64-193 - The following letter from the United Civic League, Solomon C~r~y,~ Presi~ent~ was read: sanitation and oth~rs: "The U-nited-C~ivic League:of'Portsmouth is requesting a hearing at your office on school conditions, mos~uito control on Tuesday evening at 8:00 P.M. We have n~tified May~r Smith of Out'desires. This- i~ a formal request for your immediate consideration." ~otion of ~r. Leafy to suspend-th~ rules to hear ~r~ Carey, ~as~adopted. Mr. Csrey spoke and presented the followin~ petition~ signed b~ George ~igh~'~$P~$ and numerous "The ~ndersigned residents of Stuart Ward, 3rd Precinct with knowledge o{ the over crowded conditions prevalent in Ca~alier Menor and Moffet Place Elementary Schools; knowing that the School Board has acquired site for construction of an combination Elementary-Junior High Schoo}; realizing th~ half-day' atsandance ~such as eight classes of First ~}raders are forced to endure is depriving them of normal expos~{pe ,to,~he ap4~roved~o~rse of ~tudy; anticipating-not less than ten first grade classes to be mssigned in September 1964 thereby creating the possibility of ten to ei~ghteen ~part-time~ classes; request your urgent consideration and approv.sl-, of f.unds requested for construction ~o remove this untenable situation from· our community. Appended ~Likewise, being cognizant of the helath hazard posed by.pre~semt sewerage disposal systems which cause waste msserials re bac-k up into residences ~hen there has been a sustained saturating rain; and of the resul- ~ant"nu-isnnce on the part of the owners ~o restore normalcy; als~ ~he a~bsence of suitable mosquito' control to make it comfortable re utilize the coolness of the pore~h~s and ~la~ns d*kring the smmmer gevenings:-we request that the Sanitation Engineer be. directed 5o 'all eviate these inconveniences. ~Petltloners...George M'ind, Jr., and numerous other s. Motion of Mr. Eastes ~o ~efer the question of the sanitary situation and mosquito consrol to the City Manager for appropriate ac~on, was adopted without dissenting vote'~ ~otion of Mr. Lemry to refer the ma%~er pertaining ~o.s~hool '~o the School Board was adopted without dissen~i~g~vo~e. ' O~m~i±on adjourned. Approved