RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO INCLUDE FUNDING IN THE STATE BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF MONROE PARK

WHEREAS, the General Assembly has designated Monroe Park as the official Gold Mining Interpretive Site for the Commonwealth of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Fauquier County has acknowledged the value of Monroe Park as both a community recreational asset and an economic development asset for its tourism value; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has committed $1,900,000 toward the further development of Monroe Park; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors this 20th day of January 2004, That the Board of Supervisors 2004 Legislative Proposals be, and are hereby, amended to include a request from the General Assembly for  $250,000 to help assure that adequate funding be available for the development of Monroe Park.