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WORK SESSION AGENDA REQUEST
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Sponsor:
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Board of Supervisors Meeting Date:
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Supervisor
Larry Weeks,
Scott
District
Supervisor
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October
20, 2003
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Staff
Lead:
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Department:
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Talmage
Reeves, Director
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Economic Development
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Topic:
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Board of Supervisors’
discussion regarding the potential
to locate a
Fauquier
County
Visitor
Center
at the Raymond Farm property at Route 29 and Route 605, and the
potential to establish a
Satellite
Information
Center
at
Monroe
Park
in Goldvein on Route 17.
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Topic Description:
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The Chamber of Commerce
will cease operating the Warrenton/Fauquier County Visitor Center
at the end of FY 2004. The
Board of Supervisors will discuss the establishment of a
Fauquier
County
Visitor
Center
to replace the
Visitor
Center
currently operated by
the Chamber of Commerce. Consideration will be given to locating
the main
Visitor
Center
on the major
transportation corridor of Route 29 in
Fauquier
County
, and locating a
Satellite
Information
Center
on the major
transportation corridor of Route 17, to better serve the traveling
public visiting
Fauquier
County
.
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Requested
Action of the Board of Supervisors:
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Consider for discussion the
Visitor
Center
and
Information
Center
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Financial
Impacts Analysis:
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None.
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Identify
any other Departments, Organizations or Individuals that would be
affected by this request:
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Department of Economic Development
Department of Parks and Recreation
Department of Management and Budget
Department of Finance
Department of General Services
Town of
Warrenton
Fauquier
County
Chamber of Commerce
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