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Aoril ~th. ~ard~ ~resented to the Council by N.V. Pearson~ Norfolk County Plttmbing Inspector, has bee~ Investigated and I recommend that an appropriation in a sum no~ to exceed $500.00 be placea its first reading, to match a like_ sum to be ~ppropriated by the County for the same put on pose." purpose be placed on its ble was adopted: were read: Motion of Mr. first reading, Motion of Mr. Howard that an appropriation of $500.00 for the above was adopted. Weiseman to take the Following ordinance from the ta- ~AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL VACATION AND FOR SICK LEAVE FOR OFFICERS A~ ~PLOYEES" Motion of Mr. Bilisoly to lay on the table was adopted. The following letters relative to the site for the new high school 1st - ,~t a meeting of the John Tyler PTA on April 13th, that As- sociationwant on re~o~d as favoring the site for the new high school as selected by the school board also they favored the abandonment of the golf course. We feel that amy attempt to continue the golf course would bring new holes too close to John Tyler thereby jeopardizin the safety of our children and take away much needed space from our playground. As future patrons of the high school, we are interested in the placement of the building ~ud we feel too much is at stake to let the golf co~trse (which we feel is temporary)-interfere with the locatioh. John Tyler P~A has a membership of 5~1 (250 men and 281 women - all residents of John Tyler Ward. Sincerely, Mrs. RoC~ Coleman~ PreLsident~ John Tyler ?.T.Ai" 2nd awe would like to bring toyo~r-attention the fact that our com- mittee, representing the Port-Norfolk-Pinners Point Parent Teachers Association is vitally interested in the problem before the Joi~t meeting of ~he Portsmouth City Co~acil and the City School Board tonight; namely, the site for the new white high school ~4e feel the chosen site should begf~ at a point no farther back than Locust St. extended~ so that the building itself may be ~as far removed from the rail road as is feasible ~ keeping in mind the welfare and safety~ of the children. We also ~el that it would be most unfortunate to sacrifice adequate school grounds and the most desirable loca- tion of the school for retaining the golf course, which we have been t~Id b~ those qualified to know, will not be satisfactory when revamped. We sincerely hope and believe that you will keep in m~Rd in yo~r deliberations the best interest an~ welfare of e~r childre~ the fa$~re citizens of Portsmouth, who w~!l attend this high school for years to come. Thanking you for your kind attention to our feeling~ in the matter~ we are Very sincerely, Mrs. R.B. ~ayland, Jr. and others." ~rd - ~The Inter-Club Co~uci~, a non-partisan organization, ¢~m - pos?d o~ representatives of the cities major civic elu~s, are conoer~ed about your final de - cision in .t~e location of the proposed new white high school in Portsmouth. ~e realize that the City Council~d the School Board have studies every possible site and will try to make a selection that will be te the best inter- ests of the entire community. Under the ciremmstan?es,.bear in mind that Portsmouth, Vir- ginia has woefully inadequate recreational and parkfacili~les~ when compared to those in other progressive cities of similar size. ~ertsmouth has one acre of park land to 500 popu- lation, instead of the generally accepted, standard of one acre for ever~ 100 population. This factor should be considered when you contemplate the use of City ~rk lan~ for a ~choo! site. The Inter-Club Councils objective i s toBuild a Better Com- m~uity and therefore we request that the Council investigate the possibility of removing blighted, slttm areas in the central part of the 9i~y, and~r~l$cat~ th~.~!ie~,inother areas temporar~ly~ until the authorize~ housing pro~ee~ ~s eomp±e~e~, we a±l~uow ~nere are maz4v such areas and with Federal fi~cial assistance~ the ~ity has much to gain by tsk~§ action in this direction now. If this is not feasible at present, and yo~ find it necessary to lo- cate the school on city park land, we sincerely urge you to replace an equal amottut of park area in other ~ctions of the City where space is available. It is the desire of the Inter- Clmb Council to co-operatewith city officials and persoRnel at all times. Won't!you show us hy your decision that we can look for the same co-operation from you and your associates in return? Sincerely, Inter-Club Co~ucil, L~on Cardon, Chairman? Motion of Mr. Houghton that the City Manager investigate the openin~ of Washington Avenue from Wyoming Street to ~lexande~s Corner, ~s requested by Mr. Ho~ghton in 19~9 was adopted. Motion of Mr. Houghton that theCity Manager investigate violations of the Zoning Ordinance where horse stables are located at Alexander's Corner, was adopted.