TOWN MANAGER'S INFORMATION FOR COUNCIL
1. Tourism Assessment
The County Economic Development Office and VA Tourism will be convening meetings this month to review the data gathered at the Tourism Assessment workshops held in South Hill on June 15 and June 23. A tourism plan for the county will be developed based on this information.
2. Boundary Adjustment
Our attorney is in contact with the Commission on Local Government in regard to the difficulty in getting a meeting scheduled with the County. This matter will be discussed in Closed Session.
3. Buildings and Grounds
The Buildings and Grounds Committee met this week at the Community Center to review current and future maintenance needs at the building, and to discuss more cost-effective means of controlling the heat and air conditioning. It was a very productive meeting, and the Committee will be making recommendations once additional information is obtained in regard to the HVAC system.
4. New Fire Truck
Rural Development staff advise that the loan and grant documents have been submitted for approval to their Richmond office, but they do not know when we will be notified of the final outcome. It is possible we will need to secure interim financing if the truck is ready for delivery prior to Rural Development releasing the loan and grant funds.
5. Boydton Planning Seminar
Please see Enclosure #1. Boydton is hosting a planning seminar on September 1 as reported by Councilmember Hite at the Workshop Meeting.
TOWN OF BOYDTON Enclosure 1
Telephone: 434-738-6344 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 434-738-6344 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 434-738-6344 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fascimile: 434-738-0200
email: boydton@boydtoii.org
461 Madison Street
Post Office Box 62
Boydton, Virginia 23917
August 3, 2010
MEMORANDUM
TO: County Administrators, Board of Supervisors, Mayors, Managers, Clerks, Town Councils, Planning Commissions, and Board of Zoning Appeals for: Mecklenburg County, Brunswick County, Halifax County, and the Towns within these Counties.
"Our future will only be as bright as our vision and our plan to make it happen. Success takes leadership to make it happen and leadership needs knowledge, if it is to succeed. Those who fail to plan...plan to fail."
You are cordially invited to attend a free, planning training seminar co-sponsored by the Town of Boydton and Mecklenburg County to be held in the Goode Building located at 350 Washington Street, Boydton, VA 23917, on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.
We are privileged to have Dr. Michael Chandler, Director of Education for Citizens Planning Education Association of Virginia as our guest speaker and lecturer. Dr. Chandler's renowned reputation in Virginia and the U.S. precedes him as one of the foremost authorities on conducting planning-zoning seminars for elected officials, planning commissioners, zoning administrators, interested, and concerned citizens who want growth for their respected towns and cities.
The training will be beneficial to all who serve in county and local municipal governing bodies, their advisory committees, and appeal boards in teaching how to work effectively together for a better under¬standing of economic development.
Topics to be covered:
• The importance of planning for economic growth in our communities
• How to maximize our growth through planning
• The relationship between the Council/Board and the Planning Commission
• How localities can attract businesses with proper planning
• How to have growth in our current economic climate by planning
• How infrastructure relates to growth with visionary planning
• How telecommunication relates to growth with necessary planning
• Planning for the 21st' Century
We hope you will plan to join us for a very informative and beneficial training session by one of the best in this field!
www.boydton@boydton.org
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