Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 4, 1990 TAG: 9004040225
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: MADELYN ROSENBERG NEW RIVER VALLEY BUREAU
DATELINE: PULASKI LENGTH: Medium
Council voted after a brief executive session following its regular meeting.
Haynes has been public works director since September 1986. He could not be reached for comment Tuesday evening.
"In accepting the resignation, the council praises Mr. Haynes for his dedication to the town and thanks him for his 3 1/2 years of service," Mary Lou Copenhaver, head of the personnel committee, said during the meeting.
She asked that council authorize the town staff to begin a search for a new director.
The search probably will take about 60 days, said Town Manager Don Holycross. "The primary focus will be statewide, but we'll be advertising some beyond the state."
Responsibilities of the job include supporting the operation of public works and overseeing storm drainage, water distribution, maintenance of public buildings and vehicle maintenance. The director heads a staff of about 20, Holycross said.
Hancock said council members received the resignation last week, but decided to wait until the regular meeting to accept it. Haynes' benefits will continue through April 30, he said. The town engineer will serve as acting director of public works until the position is filled.
In other business, the town voted to waive water and sewer hook-up fees for three houses being constructed by Habitat for Humanity.
The houses, on Bellevue Avenue, are to be sold to low-income families at reduced rates if the families help with construction.
Council also voted to support a resolution by Pulaski lawyer Phil Sadler that encourages the Appalachian Power Co. to negotiate with Sadler and a group of other local citizens over a building owned by the company.
Sadler's group wants to use the vacated three-story building to house the Free Clinic, Habitat for Humanity, a shelter for the homeless and other community-oriented projects.
"It would take a lot of work to fix it up. . . . I think it has some potential," Sadler said. "I don't know if we have a chance of getting it or not. I think this will help."
by CNB