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Public Hearing re: Railroad Crossings Appointments~re: Social Development Commission Appointments re: Starr Hill Revitalization Project Loan Committee Appointment re: Community Attention Home Advisory Board Appointment re: Community Attention Home Advisory Board Appointment re: Library Board Appointment re: Social Services Advisory Board Appointment re: MACAA Advisory Board Appointments re: RSVP Advisory Board Request re: Turkey Shoon - Veterans of Foreign Wars The Mayor thanked Mrs, Thomas for the work of her commitee. A public hearing was held on this date to discuss closing the railroad crossings at Dale Avenue and Concord Avenue over Southern Railroad and also the installation of gates at some other crossings. The City Manager briefly reviewed the traffic engineers report which was presented to Council at its meeting on August 20th. Mr. Ed Kruger suggested that gates be installed at the 9th Street crossing, Mrs~ Beatrice Moe complained about the blinking lights when a train is parked some distance from the crossing at Shamrock Road. Mr. LioneI Key spoke in opposition to installing gates. Mrs. O'Brien stated she would not be opposed to closing Dale Avenue and~Concord Avenue if signs were posted at each end of the street stating that thi~ was going to be done. A motion by Mrs, O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Buck that the City proceed with process of closing Dale Avenue and Concord Avenue to through traffic, was unanimously adopted, On motion by Mr, Buck, Erm'est Moorer, Callie Stone and Leslie Eliason were appointed to the Social Development Commission, by unanimous vote. On motion by Mr. Gatewood, Bill Haney, Doris Layne and Bill Grimm were appointed to the Start Hill Revitalization Project Loan~Committee, by unanimous vote. On motion by Mrs, O~Brien, Anna Bell Hopkins was appointed to the Community Attention Home Advisory Board, by unanimous vote. On motion by Mr. Buck, Margarette Murray was appointed to the Community Attention Home Advisory ?Board, by unanimous vote. On motion by Mr. Brunton, Barbara Isaac was appointed~.to the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Board, by unanimous vote. On motion bY Mrs. O'Brien, Elizabeth Trimble and Susie Williams were appointed to the Social Services Advisory Board, by unanimous vote. On motion by Mr. Gatewood, Carlton P.ritchard was appointed to the Monticello Area Community Action Agency Advisory Board, by unanimous vote. On motion by Mr.~Brunton, Virginia Purvis-Smith and Cathy Boskey were appointed to the R.S.V.P. Advisory Board, by unanimous vote. A communication was presented from the Veterans of Foreign Wars requesting permission to conduct turkey shoots on Friday evenings from September 14, 1979 through January 25, 1980. On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Buck the foregoing request was unanimously adopted.