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<br /> Sep~tember ~8, t992
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<br /> At a Regular Meeting Of the City Council held On Tuesday,
<br />September 8, 1992, there were present:
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<br />Mayor Gloria O. Webb, Vice Mayor Lee E. King, Johnny M.
<br />Clemcn~, ~Jo~n H. EpperlsQn¥~Bernard D. Griffin¥ Sr,, James C.
<br />Hawks,.~Camer~n C. Pitts,~V.~ Wayne Orton~ City Manage~, Stuart
<br />Katz, ~ity A~torney ~ ~ ~i
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<br /> Torrey Hinton, 4th grade student at Douglass Park Elementary
<br /> School, ~p~n~=d the meeting~ wihh 'p~ay~r~ fol~lo~d .~y Eric Robinson,
<br /> 4th grade student at Douglass Park Elementary School, with the
<br /> P~ed~e~ o~f Allegiance to~ the. Flag.~ .
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<br /> Motion )f Mr. King, and seconded by Mr. Hawks, minutes of a
<br />Called Meeting of August 25, 1992, minutes of a Regular Meeting of
<br />Augus~ 29~ 1~92, to be~ approv~ a's~recei~ed, a~nd.~as adopted by
<br />unanimoUS ~o~e. -'~.
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<br /> MayOr W~bb welcomed all visitors in attendance.
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<br /> 92-2~k2~Pro~lamation~p~sente~d~to:MS~ Jane White, President of
<br /> thee DaUuh~ter~ of the American Re~vo~ution, i~ort Nelson Chapter, for
<br /> "~onstitutio~ Week' .
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<br />92~2~8~.=~P~o~Iamation pre~s~ntied~-to. Debbie' West for~ "City Wide PTA
<br />Membersh-iP .MDnth". ~ . ' ~
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<br />92-299 - PrOclamation presented to Harrell Taylor and Billy Wine
<br />of the Lions Club for "White Cane Days"
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<br /> 92-300 - Non-Agenda Speakers
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<br /> 1. Charles Whitehurst, City Treasurer, spoke in favor of
<br /> locating the new I. C. Norcom~High School on the Port Centre site.
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<br /> 2¥~He~e~n,P.~rson,-~: ~'~ 1'314 ~G~een~ Street,. spoke on'the demolition of
<br /> the ~BE~X~ 'building.
<br />3. .~.t%afiq Zaidi, 3106 Hull.~ Street, spoke on ~lead contamination at
<br />the Port Centre site and on locating the new I. C. Norcom High
<br />School there
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<br />4. DorOthy Burwell,, ..~2~0L Ef'~inghara Street, spoke on flooding
<br />condit~io~s i her neig~hborho~d-~
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<br />5. Harlis Burweil, 2401 Effingham Street, spoke on flooding
<br />conditions, i~ his neii~hborhood.~
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<br />6. Arthur Lewis, 700 Coolidge Street, spoke on flooding
<br />cond~tions~i~ his neignbQrhood~
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<br />7. Kare~rr ~o. rdan, 9 H~rro~e~r~ Cour. t¥ represent~ng>uSlmonsdale Civic
<br />Club, ' ' '
<br /> spoke. in favor of altow~g the blow~ng~ of the Pokey Dmokey
<br />train whistl~ at City ~ark. ~ ~ ·
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<br /> ~ - PUBLIC ME~RING -
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<br />92-301 - Public Hearing fOr the purpose of receiving views on a
<br />proposed ordinance to appropriate One Million, Seventeen Thousand
<br />Dollars ~($1,9.17,000) for the HOME Program being provided to the
<br />City by the U. S. Department of Ho~sing and U~ban~ Development
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<br />1. Marilee Hawkins, Director of Housing and Emergency Services,
<br />and iDa~id Smith, ArChite¢,t for the Portsmouth Red:evelopment and
<br />HOusing AuthOrity, were available for questions.
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<br />2. Rafiq Za~di, 3106 Hull Street, spoke on his concerns with the
<br />programthe projeCt.~'and: statedl that~he was undecided as ~o~:wh~tb~er ~to support
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