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04-29-1948 MinutesVIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chester- field County held at the Courthouse on April 29, 194~, at 2:00 p.m. Present: J. G. Hening, Chairman H. T.Goxne J.C. McKesson Irvin G. Homer P.W. Covington James W. Gordon, Jr. This d ay Dr. E.C.Gates, HealthDirector, of Chesterfield County, came before the Board stating that the Hill-Burton Act made available certain funds for the building of hospitals, public health clinics and public health offices, and he was sure the County could obtain at~roximately 44~ of the cost of an office building and Clinic at the ~ourthouse, if proper appl~ation was made. Upon consideration whereof, it was decided to continue this f or further study. ~ This day the Executive Secretary read a letter from J.Garland Jefferson, Judge of Circuit Court, relative to the deletion from the budget for the M~ear 194~-'49 of Chesterfield County, the supplement to his salary stating he had no objection to this, which letterwas received and filed. This day the Executive Secretary read to the Board t he resignation of Mr. Stanford Vassar, who has served for the past two years as Assistant Earm Agent of Chester- field County, who is resigning to accept the position as County Agent of Greensville County. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of P.W.Covington, it is resolved that the resignation of Mr.Vassar be adcepted as Assistant Farm Agent of Chester- i field County, with regret. This d ay the Executive Secretary read a letter f rom Miss Blanche D. Harrison, D~trict Agent of Colored Home Demonstration Agents, stating that a m~colored Home Dem. Ag~ t would assume duties in Chesterfield County on Nay 3, 1948, and requesting that office space be provided at the Courthouse for her. Upon c~nsideratio~ whereof, and on motion of J.C.McKesson, the Exenutive Secretary is instrucEed to inform the Colored Home Dem. Agent that provisions had been made through theSchool Board for office space for t he Colored Farm Ament and Colored Home Demonstration Agent ~n the new high school now being erectS~ in~he~ounty nea~ the Courthouse. · : "~ ~ ~'~' This d ay the Executive Secretary read a letter from H.H.Price stating he represente~ the Spring Creek Baptist Church, requesting that an appeal be noted to the Board of Zoning Appeals protesting the issuance by the Board~of Supervisors a Permit to establish a midget auto race track on Rt.604 in Cheoterfield County. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of James W. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to write to H.H.Price and explain why an appeal to the Board ~ Zoning Appeals was refused and instructing him that any appeal would be made to the Circuit Court. This day the Executive Secretary stated he had a request from Er. Rice onRt.360 for permission to h~ve the Richmond Utilities Department make an l~" water tap n a " o 6 lmne adjacent to his property. Upon c onsideration whereof, and on motion of J.C.McKesson, it is ~esolved that any request to have the Richmond Utilities Department make any tap on Chesterfield County's water line should be denied. This day the Executive Secretary stated that the September publication of the National AssociaUon of County Officials would feature Virginia and that there had been a request Ehat Chesterfield County either assume two pages of advertisement or sponso2 the same and sell advertisements to other individuals. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of James VJ. Gordon, Jr., it is resolved that the Executive Secretly be and he hereby is directed to advise the National Association of County Officials that the County will make every effort to secure two pages of advertise- ments for the September issue of the "County Officer". This day the Executive Secretary stated that he had a number of calls for Zoning Urdinances and for the Subdivision Control Ordinance. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of H.T.Goyne, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is instructed to have mimeographed 250 copies of the Zoning Ordinance and 250 copies of theSubdivisbon Control Ordinance. This day Mr. James ~. Cordon, Jr., stated he felt that in some way the question the responsibility of Colonial Heights to the indebtedness of Chesterfield County should b e clarified particularly in regard to the schools. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of James ~. Gordon, Jr., the Commor~ealth~s Attorney is hereby requested to obtain an opinion from the Attorney General was to what proportion, if any, of school bonds the City of Colonial Heights should be responsible for, and whether t here should be any responsibility by the City of Colonial Heights on the new bond issue proposed by the School Board of Chester- field County. This day I'4iss Lucy Corr, Supt. of Welfa;re, came b~fore the Board s taring that she been requested to supply the Board with a list of recipients receiving welfare aid in each district of the County, and that she felt this information should be ha! given to the Board but that s he hesitated to do so. Upon consider~tion whereo~, and on motion of H.T.Goyme, it is resolved that the Chesterfield Welfare Board be and it hereby is requested to supply the Board of Supervisors with a list of recipients receiving welfare aid from the Department, in each District, in every six month intervals. This daythe matter of the study of the repc~'t made on the investigation of the Police Department came before the Board. Upon consideration vh ereof, and on motion of H.T.Goyne, it is resolved that the Board ',~ill meet as a Committee on May 5, 1945, at ~:O0 p.m., to make a study of this report. And be it ftrther resolved that the four employees of the Police Department who have been mentioned as being of irregular conduct be invited to attend this meeting. Ordered that the meeting b e now adjourned until 10:OO a.m. May ll, 1948.