As a former county administrator, the
author knows he has his work cut out for him as the new
director of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. He describes what
we need to know about the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, and how
they can help localities.
AMERICA RECYCLES is a national program that is inspiring localities in
Virginia to join in the recycling celebration.
By Kelley B. Hope
CONTENTS
Nanci N. Drake—You Can Make
Cooperative Tourism Work for You! Nanci Drake is no
stranger to hard work. We first met her when she was the Main
Street Director (among other titles) for the city of Franklin.
A horrendous flood, recovery, and the construction of a public
waterside park later, she found new
challenges and successes on her way to becoming the first
tourism director for both the city and county of Bedford.
FEATURES
This is one place you need to see and
consider for your community. The city and county of Bedford
have come a long way since the day they decided to merge
tourism interests into one department. Where once sat a double
wide trailer where visitors could get help toward their
destinations, now sits an impressive combination welcome
center, community facility, museum, and promotional venue for
area businesses and artisans.
By Ronald D. Driskill, AIA
Everything you needed to know about
historic district ordinances, but were too confused to ask.
Close to 75 local governments in Virginia have a local district
ordinance in place, and this article explains why.
Loudoun is one of the few counties whose
records were not destroyed during the Civil War, and they are
proud of their stewardship through the office of the Court
Clerk. They recently made good use of some grants from the
Library of Virginia to update their conservation and
preservation of these important and historic documents and are
proud of the results.
By John Fishback
DEPARTMENTS
The late Honorable Leroy T. McAllister Sr.
was in important and hard working member of the King William
County community and he will be missed.
By Katy M. Lloyd
By Wendy L. Wickens
By Larry Stipek
By Russell M. Linden, PhD