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VERY GOOD.IT'S WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, AND THIS IS THE 5:30 PM REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON GOLAND COUNTY.
MS. WORLEY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? UM, MS. DEN AND MR. COLLIER ARE NOT IN ATTENDANCE, BUT YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM.
WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR CITIZEN COMMENT.
WE WILL CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENT AND MOVE ON TO MINUTES.
ANYBODY HAVE, MR. CHAIRMAN? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTE, MINUTES AS STATED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ADDING SPACE BETWEEN FIVE F FOX TROT, UH, THERE'S SOME SPACE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED BETWEEN THE TITLE AND THE, UH, BUT THAT'S JUST ME BEING, UM, OVERLY CAUTIOUS.
UM, SO OTHER THAN THAT, I, I WOULD SAY APPROVAL OF MINUTES HAS NOTED.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WITH AN EX, UH, AMENDMENT AND A SECOND.
CAN I GET CLARIFICATION ON YOUR SPACING? LOCATION 35 F B VF.
THANK SO THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED WITH AMENDMENT.
TONIGHT'S MEETING, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I MOVE THAT WE PAY CHRISTIAN AND BARTON THE AMOUNT OF $109 AND 50 CENTS FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
GET A MOTION TO PAY CHRISTIAN AND BARTON 109 50 IN A SECOND.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE CHANCE, UH, ROBINSON TO, UH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CHANCE, UM, COMES TO US WITH EXPERIENCE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND I'LL LET HIM SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO WHAT HE DID WITH THEM THERE.
UM, WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD.
HE STARTED DECEMBER 1ST WITH US, AND, UM, HE IS STEADILY, HAS JUMPED RIGHT IN AND BEEN WORKING ON STUFF, SO IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN A HUGE HELP TO ME.
UM, SO I'LL LET YOU SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR EXPERIENCE.
SO BEFORE I WAS WITH, UH, GISHA COUNTY.
I WAS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
FIRST A YEAR AS A GRADUATE INTERN WHILE I WAS IN GRAD SCHOOL.
AND THEN ALL OF 2021 AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE WHERE I DID, UH, RESEARCH AND CONSULTING.
UH, I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO THE MID LESSON AND DO SOME CONSULTING WITH, UH, RURAL COMMUNITIES, UH, THROUGHOUT NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA.
UM, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT EXPERIENCE INTO GOLAND.
UM, AND ALSO GOT TO EVEN WORK ON A, UH, A TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR, FOR THE U S V I WHEN I WAS AN INTERN.
SO, UH, BRINGING A LOT OF EXPERIENCES, UH, HERE THAT, THAT I HOPE TO, UH, REALLY HELP GROW THE GOLAND ECONOMY AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
CAN I ASK YOU, IS THE, ARE THE DUTIES, UH, THE SAME AS WHEN, WHEN CASEY WAS HERE, OR HAS IT CHANGED OR NO? UM, SO IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A REORGANIZATION.
SO, UM, I WAS PROMOTED TO THE DIRECTOR POSITION AND THEN, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE IN A COORDINATOR POSITION.
SO CHANCE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES, UM, AND THEN DOING, HELPING OUT WITH OUR TOURISM INITIATIVES.
AND I'LL BE FOCUSING MORE ON NEW BUSINESS ATTRACTION, UM, AND KIND OF THE LARGER STRATEGIC PLANNING AND, AND KIND
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OF THE MORE GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMISE.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE RIGHT INTO NEW BUSINESS UPDATE.
I DIDN'T GET THAT TURNED KIND OF QUICK, DIDN'T IT?
SO, UH, BEFORE I KIND OF GET INTO SOME OF THE NEW BUSINESS RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES, UM, I, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
UM, WITH HAVING TO CANCEL OUR MEETINGS, I WAS TAKING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, UM, NEW PERMITTING SOFTWARE LIVE MM-HMM.
UM, AND I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO HOW MUCH TIME THAT WE SPENT MAKING SURE THAT IT WAS GOOD.
WELL, GOOD AND READY TO ROCK AND ROLL WHEN WE WENT LIVE.
UM, SO IT WAS A, A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THEM.
THEY ARE NOW ABLE TO, UM, TAKE IN PERMITS ONLINE MM-HMM.
UM, SO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PICKED IT UP VERY QUICKLY AND HAVE ROLLED WITH IT, AND WE ALREADY HAVE 150 ONLINE USERS, SO THAT'S 150 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AND ARE SUBMITTING PERMITS ONLINE.
LAST TIME I CHECKED AROUND 40% OF OUR PERMITS HAD BEEN SUBMITTED ONLINE ALREADY, AND WE JUST HIT A MONTH.
UM, I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING BACK INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SO, UM, IS IT INTEGRATED WITH BUDGETS? IT IS NOT INTEGRATED.
SO OUR FINANCE SYSTEM IS, BUT THE ACTUAL TREASURER CASH HANDLING IS NOT.
SO THAT HAS TO BE ON MUNIS MM-HMM.
SO WE HAD A LITTLE SPECIAL, SPECIAL
BUT, UM, YEAH, UM, ALSO THE VIRGINIA, MARYLAND AGRICULTURE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE THAT I HAD BRIEFED YOU GUYS ON PREVIOUSLY WAS ALSO A HUGE SUCCESS.
UM, WE TOURED GREENSVILLE GROWERS, VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU, COURTHOUSE CREEK, SI, AND THE GLAND AG CENTER.
WE HEARD A PRESENTATION BY LISA DK ON OPERATING FARMER'S MARKETS, AND THEN ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION ON HG MEATS, WHICH IS OUR NEW LIMITED MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY HERE IN GLAND COUNTY.
UM, ALL OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS THAT CAME WERE JUST SO IMPRESSED WITH BOTH GUIN AND PTAN AND WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH OUR, UH, WORK WITH OUR AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY AND OUR BUSINESSES AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, ALSO THE, UH, V D A S COMMISSIONER WAS THERE AND HE TOURED ALL OF THESE THINGS WITH US.
SO, UM, HE WAS ALSO SUPER IMPRESSED WITH, WITH GUGLIN AND PTAN.
SO THAT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AS WELL.
AND THAT WAS BACK IN THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER.
UM, YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT OUR SMALL AREA STUDIES.
UM, WELL, THEY DID PRESENT THOSE IN A PUBLIC SESSION IN, AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, THE BOARD AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS GONNA HAVE A JOINT WORK SESSION ON JANUARY 11TH TO KIND OF DIG INTO THOSE.
AND THEN FINAL HEARINGS WILL BE IN THE SPRING.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN 'EM, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
AND THEN THIS IS THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S HUGE.
SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, UM, DIG INTO 'EM, SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU KNOW THAT YOU LIKE OR DON'T LIKE.
UM, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF COMMERCIAL LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, IN BOTH CENTERVILLE AND COURTHOUSE AREA.
UM, AND SOME VERY GOOD, LIKE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON BUSINESSES THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT TO TRY TO RECRUIT TO FILL IN SOME OF OUR GAPS.
UM, DOES THAT MATCH THE, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE, UH, VIRGINIA TECH RESEARCH AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS OR, YEAH, THIS ONE IS A LITTLE MORE GEARED TOWARDS RETAIL OPERATIONS, UM, COMING INTO THE VILLAGES VERSUS MORE THE LARGER INDUSTRIES.
UM, BUT THOSE TWO THINGS, SO FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THEM WAS LIKE, LIKE LOCAL CHEESE AND WINE SHOPS OR
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BOUTIQUE FOOD SHOPS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, ARE, IF WE HAVE A FOOD AND BEVERAGE LARGER, UM, DISTRIBUTOR OR LARGER, UH, MANUFACTURER, YOU KNOW, THOSE KIND OF THINGS JUST KIND OF GROW OFF OF EACH OTHER.SO REASON I ASK IS THE LAST TIME I SAW THE, UH, I SAW THE CENTERVILLE VILLAGE MAP, IT WAS, IT WAS, I MEAN, BOUNDARIES, IT WAS A HUGE MM-HMM.
SO COULD THE BOUNDARIES HAVE NOT NECESSARILY CHANGED AND THE VILLAGE CONCEPT, BUT WOULD THEY HAVE TAKEN OUT, UM, AREAS AND DESIGNATED DIFFERENT LAND USES? SO LIKE, THIS IS MORE OF AN INTERCHANGE, SO A MORE OF A, A AUTO ORIENTED BUSINESS WOULD GO NEAR THIS INTERCHANGE.
THEN THEY HAVE DESIGNATED A VILLAGE CORE.
AND SO THAT'S MORE OF LIKE A SMALLER, MORE WALKABLE TYPE RETAIL STUFF, COMMUNITY, SMALLER RETAIL, UM, GOOD BOUTIQUE RESTAURANTS, UM, HOTELS, THAT KIND OF THING.
DO WE NEED TO, DO WE BEING THE ED, NEED TO DO ANYTHING WITH REGARDS TO EITHER RECOMMENDATIONS, THOUGHTS, OR THE NOT OFFICIALLY.
HOWEVER, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO, UM, WEIGH IN ON THE PLAN.
UM, IF YOU WANT, I CAN ASK, UM, THE, THE PROJECT MANAGER OVER THERE, IF, IF IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO MAYBE HAVE A WORK SESSION WITH THE E D A, SO YOU CAN DIG MORE INTO IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD.
UM, I KNOW THERE WAS, WITH THE MEETING WITH BUSINESSES WITHIN MM-HMM.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD BE THE COMMITTEES OR CITY WELL, FORTIES, UM, THOUGHTS ON THAT, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST A THOUGHT BECAUSE AT ONE TIME, EVEN WITHIN THE VILLAGE, UM, THERE WAS A CONCEPT OF PERHAPS E D BEING INVOLVED IN MM-HMM.
I THINK AS AN AUTHORITY WE SHOULD CONNECT WITH IT.
I MEAN, IT, IT INVOLVES BRINGING BUSINESSES IN A, IN A SELECT AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SOFTER WAY INTO OUR VILLAGE.
WHAT, UM, MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO, UM, IS AT YOUR JANUARY MEETING HAVE, UM, PLANNING STAFF COME AND, AND GO OVER IT WITH YOU MORE IN MORE DETAIL SO YOU CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT WOULD WORK NICELY BECAUSE IT WOULD BE RIGHT AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD JOINT WORK SESSION.
TIE THAT INTO YOUR YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SO, UM, MOVING INTO NEW BUSINESS UPDATE.
MAKE SURE, NO, MR. COLLIER STILL HAS NOT JOINED.
UM, SO I'VE RESPONDED TO 11 RFIS, UM, AND COMPANIES LOOKING FOR PROPERTY TO LOCATE, UM, INLAND COUNTY SINCE LAST TIME WE MET, WHICH WAS, I BELIEVE OCTOBER, UM, SEPTEMBER, EPTEMBER SEPTEMBER.
SO, UM, FOUR OF THOSE ARE STILL ACTIVE.
SO MOST OF THOSE WERE SMALLER INDUSTRIAL USERS, UM, LOOKING FOR AN EXISTING BUILDING OR FOR A LOT THAT THEY COULD BUILD ON, AND I JUST DON'T HAVE IT.
UM, SO UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE SENT THEM WHAT I COULD AND, UM, HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM, BUT FOUR OF THOSE 11 ARE STILL ACTIVE.
UM, SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THOSE, WHICH MAKES UP 17 TOTAL ACTIVE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING.
UM, THAT WOULD BE 1 BILLION IN INVESTMENT
SO, UM, SPEAKING OF WHICH THEIR P O D IS UNDER REVIEW MM-HMM.
WE ARE MEETING MONTHLY WITH THEM AND THEIR TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, EVERYTHING IS TRACKING PROPERLY AND THAT REVIEWS ARE COMING THROUGH AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE NOT MISSING ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY HAVE A FAIRLY TIGHT DEADLINE.
UM, SO WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
WE HAVE SUBMITTED FOR SMART SCALE FUNDING THROUGH VDOT FOR THE DIVERGENT DIAMOND INTERCHANGE THERE AT ASHLAND ROAD.
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GET OUR SCORES BACK AROUND MID-JANUARY TO FIND OUT WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE'RE SCORED HIGH OR LOW TO GET THE FUNDING FOR THE INTERCHANGE.SO, UM, WE'RE KIND OF IN A LITTLE BIT OF A HOLDING PATTERN, AND THEN WHEN WE FIND OUT WHERE WE SCORED SOME WORK WILL START TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THAT SCORE OR TO MOVE UP AND IF THERE'S ANY GAPS, WHERE CAN WE FIND THE MONEY TO FILL THOSE GAPS SO WE CAN STILL GET THAT DIVERGENT DIAMOND FUNDED COME JULY.
IS THIS SOMETHING COMES TO THE TRANSPORTATION BOARD? YES.
DO WE HAVE ANY REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD? YES.
MR. SPOON, HOWER, UM, IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE OKAY.
FROM THE BOARD, AND HE'S DONE A AMAZING JOB OF KEEPING ALL OF THOSE BALLS IN THE AIR AND WORKING THAT.
THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF TALK ABOUT A SECOND BRIDGE OVER 64.
AND IS THAT, THAT WOULD INCORPORATE THE SECOND BRIDGE.
IT WOULD BE A FOUR-LANE DIVERGENT DIAMOND, SO TWO LANES, ONE DIRECTION, TWO LANES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
SO A WHOLE NEW BRIDGE WOULD BE BUILT.
IT WOULD, IT WOULD, UM, TAKE CARE OF OUR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE THERE.
SO I THINK IT'S THE ONLY, THE ONLY, THE ONLY WAY WE NEED TO DO IT.
SO, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE NUMBERS.
UM, I DID MENTION HG MEETS EARLIER.
UH, THAT WAS OUR SMALL, UH, LIMITED MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY THAT HAD BEEN WORKING THROUGH OUR OFFICE FOR LIKE THE LAST YEAR.
UM, THEY, IT IS A ROUGHLY 2 MILLION INVESTMENT IN EIGHT JOB CREATION.
UM, AND HE WILL BE BRINGING, UM, A U S D A CERTIFIED MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY TO HAYDENVILLE.
UM, HE DID A, A REALLY GOOD JOB, UM, OF LAYING OUT THE SITE TO PROTECT, UH, SOME OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES, UM, PROVIDING A HUNDRED FOOT BUFFERS AND DOING LOTS OF THINGS TO KIND OF, UM, TUCK THE USE BACK AWAY.
IT'S A WOODED, HEAVILY WOODED PROPERTY.
UM, THERE WILL BE NO RENDERING ON SITE, SO THAT HELPS KEEP DOWN SOME OF THAT SPELL AND SOME OF THE MM-HMM.
UM, SO, BUT WHAT IT DOES IS IT ALLOWS OUR LOCAL FARMERS TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR HERDS AND TO EXPAND OUR PROFITS ON THEIR MEATS.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, KIND OF ON THE NEW BUSINESS, UH, FRONT, WE MET WITH DOMINION, UM, ENERGY, UH, REGARDING POWER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE EAST END OF THE COUNTY.
UM, WE NEEDED TO GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WAS AVAILABLE REALLY AND WHAT'S NOT AVAILABLE.
SO WE HAD A, A, UM, DATA CENTER PROJECT COME THROUGH, LIKE BACK OVER THE, THE SUMMERTIME.
AND, UM, THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS LIKE, WELL, CAN, CAN WE GET THE POWER, LIKE WHAT
AND SO I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH MY KNOWLEDGE.
SO WE MET DOWN, WE SAT DOWN WITH THEM AND THEY BROUGHT THE ENGINEERS IN.
WE GOT VERY DETAILED THAT WAY.
UH, SO, UM, NOW WE, I THINK HAVE A VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT'S EXISTING, WHAT WE CAN KIND OF GO UP TO.
AND THEN WHAT WOULD BE THE TRIGGER THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE NEED TO RUN, UH, A NEW LINE OR, YOU KNOW, A REALLY BIG USER MIGHT REQUIRE A WHOLE NEW SUBSTATION MM-HMM.
SO IS THIS, UM, I, I'M HAVING FLASHBACKS TO THE, WHEN WAS IT, THE NINETIES WHEN, UH, COME IN AND THEY WERE ALL, EVERYBODY'S WORRIED ABOUT THE HIGH TENSION LINES AND STUFF GOING DOWN TUCKO CREEK AND THAT THING.
ARE WE, ARE WE GETTING INTO THAT AGAIN OR, WE'RE NOT THERE YET, BUT LET'S JUST SAY IF A CHIP MANUFACTURER WANTED TO COME IN
YOU KNOW, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE EXTENDING TRANSMISSION LINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE, WE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THEY, SINCE THEY ARE REGULATED, THEY CANNOT PUT IN INFRASTRUCTURE WITHOUT A, UH, PROJECT ON THE HOOK.
SO THEY CAN'T OVERBUILD WITH THE HOPES THAT WILL BE DOMINION.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A GOOD SPOT RIGHT NOW MM-HMM.
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SO, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD, IF THERE WAS TO BE LARGER USERS, WE WOULD NEED TO ENGAGE THEM IN EARLY.YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY, ARE, ARE WE DO THAT, WE MEAN THE COUNTY DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO STAY AHEAD OF THIS YEAH.
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T, YOU KNOW, WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED THEM, WELL WHAT IF, WHAT IF THE COUNTY WANTED TO, TO DO, PUT IN SOME MONEY TO UPGRADE, YOU KNOW, AND THEY WERE LIKE, YOU CAN'T, SO YOU CANNOT BUILD IN ADVANCE OF THE NEED.
HOWEVER, THEY DID SAY THAT THEY WILL NEVER BE THE REASON THAT A COMPANY DOES NOT COME TO VIRGINIA.
SO IF A COMPANY SAYS, I NEED, YOU KNOW, 50 MEGAWATTS OR WHATEVER, AND IT'S NOT THERE, DOMINION WILL BUILD IT IN A TIMELY FASHION.
DO YOU KNOW THEY WERE REQUESTING THEY BEING A DATA CENTER AS A PROSPECT WITH THE, WHAT RATING YOU ALREADY QUESTIONED? YEAH, I, IT WAS LIKE THEY DID, I THINK IT STARTED AT FIVE AND THEN IT WENT UP TO 25 OVER, OVER, OVER EXPANSION.
SO, AND, AND, AND WE'RE SET WITH FIBER.
SO I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT WRAPPING MY MIND AROUND
SOME OF THAT
UM, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL ROLL RIGHT INTO EXISTING PLEASE.
SO, UM, WE HAVE SIX EXISTING BUSINESS PROJECTS RIGHT NOW REPRESENTS AROUND 127 MILLION IN INVESTMENT.
THAT DOES INCLUDE AVERY POINT.
UM, THEY HAVE BUILT OUR, HAVE ON THE BOOKS ABOUT HALF OF THEIR FULL INVESTMENT.
SO WHEN THEY GET ABOUT HALFWAY, SO IN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS THEY, THEY'RE GONNA BE MAKING A DECISION WHETHER TO DO, YOU KNOW, THE REST OF THEIR INVESTMENT.
OR, UM, JUST DEPENDS ON THE MARKET CONDITIONS AT THAT POINT.
SO
UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING A BIT WITH GREENSVILLE GROWERS, I THINK I'VE MENTIONED TO YOU IN THE PAST, UM, SOME OF THEIR, THEY HAD A LEGISLATION REQUEST.
UM, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH A SALES TAX ON GREENHOUSES THAT WAS WHEN THEY FIRST GOT, OR THEY FIRST OPENED.
THEY, THEY, THEY, AND SO THEY PUT IN AN EXEMPTION.
THEY HAVE NOT PAID THE SALES TAX.
SO, UM, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THEM.
IT DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE LAST YEAR AND THE, IN THE SESSION.
SO THIS YEAR, UM, WE RECOMMENDED THAT THEY HOLD TOURS.
SO THEY'VE HAD SOME DELEGATES AND SENATORS COME OUT.
HAVE TOURS EXPLAIN WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
UM, AND WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO GET, UM, AT LEAST A DELEGATE AND A SENATOR TO CARRY IT.
AND SO THEY HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS AND BE ABLE TO, UH, TO WORK THROUGH THAT DURING THE SESSION.
I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT CAUSE THEY WERE NOT HAPPY YEAH.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE EXPANSION PLANS AND THAT THAT'S NOT SECRET.
LIKE, UM, SO THEY WANT TO BUILD TWO MORE BUILDINGS.
SO, YOU KNOW, AT $75,000 A PRICE TAG OF THAT TAX.
THAT HEADS UP VERY QUICKLY FEED INTO THEIR GOOD AND LET'S SEE, IT'S STILL ALIVE.
THIS IS A SALES TAX ON THE, WHAT? THEY PRODUCE IT IN THE GREENNESS? NOPE.
IT IS A SALES TAX ON THE GREENHOUSE STRUCTURE.
IT'S, IT'S THE WEIRDEST THING.
YEAH, NO, NOBODY, IT JUST POPPED UP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, LIKE WHAT? YEAH.
THEY CAME, THEY CAME TO THE COUNTY AND THEY KIND OF GOT VERY INVOLVED WITH WHAT YOU COULD AND YEAH.
SO YOUR BUSINESS IS GOOD THEN? YES, YES.
UM, THIS IS ANOTHER KIND OF YAY, UH, HILLTOP DISTILLERY, ONE OF VIRGINIA TOURISM CORPORATION MICRO MARKETING GRANT.
SO THEY APPLIED, UM, AND WANTED A GRANT TO DO SOME MARKETING OFF SHOULDER SEASON MARKETING.
SO, YOU KNOW, THEIR, THEIR SEASON IS KIND OF SUMMER, SPRING, AND SUMMER.
SO THEY WANTED TO DO SOME MARKETING FOR
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THE FALL AND WINTER TO STILL BRING VISITORS TO HILLTOP.UM, AND THEY PARTNERED WITH BELLA CECILIA AND, UM, RIVER ROAD COTTAGE TO, TO WIN THIS GRANT FROM THE VIRGINIA TOURISM CORPORATION.
SO, OH, I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS FUN.
ARE THEY DOING OKAY HILLTOP? I THINK SO, YEAH.
UM, THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, IT NEED TO DRIVE THE TRAFFIC DURING THE SEASON WHERE EVERYBODY'S AT HOME
UM, ANOTHER KIND OF EXCITING THING ABOUT BUSINESSES THAT HAS HAPPENED, UM, YATA PAHA, THEY ARE A WOMAN'S SOUL COMPANY AND THEY'RE BASED OUTTA GLAND COUNTY.
SHE HAS A PATENTED INSOLE THAT, UM, SHE HAS BEEN CREATING THAT SHE CREATED AND HAS BEEN MARKETING.
AND IT JUST RECENTLY GOT THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PODIATRIST SEAL OF APPROVAL.
SO, UH, SHE PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE.
UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF A HUGE THING CAUSE IT'S VERY HARD TO GET THAT SEAL AND IT ELEVATES, YOU KNOW, HER PRODUCT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
SO SHE'S TRYING TO, UM, GET SOME TRACTION ON THAT.
I PUT IT OUT IN OUR NEWSLETTER.
UM, SO, UH, I THINK IT'S A, A BIG DEAL FOR HER.
UM, SHE'S ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES THAT I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, WATCH I FEEL LIKE
UM, I'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH DOVER HALL.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO, UM, OPEN A WINERY MM-HMM.
UM, SO WORKING THROUGH THEM AND HELPING THEM THROUGH LIKE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
UM, SO I THINK THAT'LL BE ANOTHER HUGE ASSET IN THAT AREA.
UM, THEY HAVE FIVE ACRES OF BRAKES UNDER IN PRODUCTION RIGHT NOW, AND THEY DO WINE ON SITE AND PRODUCTION RIGHT NOW.
SO ARE THEY ALSO AN OFFICIAL FARM WINERY? ARE, ARE THEY, UH, GOING IN THE DIRECTION OF BMB TOO? UH, NOT THAT I HAVE HEARD.
UM, THAT BUILDING, DOVER HALL WAS BUILT AS A HOUSE.
AND NOT AS A HOTEL STANDARDS, IF YOU WILL.
SO THEY'RE LIMITED BY BUILDING CODE GOT IT.
AS TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CAN SPEND THE NIGHT THERE.
NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE PROBABLY.
SO, UM, AND THEN LASTLY, THE OTHER KIND OF FUN NEWS IS WE HAD A, UH, A BUSINESS SOUTHERN ELECTRIC.
THEY ARE LOCATED IN OILVILLE BUSINESS PARK.
THEY WERE LEASING PROPERTY, UM, IN OILVILLE.
AND THEY CONTACTED OUR OFFICE BACK IN JUNE AND SAID, OUR LEASE IS UP.
WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING FOR NEW SPACE.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
AND THEN LO AND BEHOLD, A BUILDING TWO, TWO BUILDINGS DOWN FROM THEM CAME ON THE MARKET AND SO ABLE TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION AND THEY WERE ABLE TO CLOSE ON THAT BUILDING.
SO NOW THEY'RE MOVING INTO THEIR BRAND NEW BUILDING, TWO SPACES DOWN.
AND SO THEY WERE SUPER HAPPY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO STAY IN GLAND AND HAVE ROOM TO EXPAND.
WHO DID THEY LOSE? UH, WESTVIEW.
I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT.
I BELIEVE THEY WENT TO HANOVER COUNTY.
UM, AND THEN THE LAST THING KIND OF ON EXISTING BUSINESS IS I'M SCHEDULING SOME B E VISITS WITH OUR TOP COMPANIES TO INTRODUCE TO MR. CARPENTER.
SO WE HAVE LUX STONE ON THE BOOKS ALREADY.
I'M WORKING ON PFG, CARMAX AND CAPITAL ONE.
SO HE CAN START TO ESTABLISH THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, UM, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT WITH THOSE HIGHER LEVEL COMPANIES.
SO A LITTLE PREMATURE MAYBE, BUT, UM, WITH THE CONCEPT OF THE VILLAGE IN CENTERVILLE, ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH THAT DEFUNCT MOBILE STATION NOW? OH, THE, UM, EXXON, WAS IT EX EXXON? EXXON, YEAH.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT THAT IT HAS BEEN PURCHASED.
SO THAT WOULD BE KIND OF KEY TO IMPLEMENT OUR VILLAGE PLAN AS IT WOULD BE WHAT THAT WOULD BE.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN EXPENSIVE PIECE OF PROPERTY.
RIGHT THERE ON BROAD STREET AT THE CORNER.
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SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL ROLL INTO TOURISM.UM, SO WE RECEIVED, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THAT $30,000 FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
UM, WE HAVE UNTIL JUNE TO SPEND IT.
UM, WE ARE TRYING TO BRAND THOSE DAY TRIPS TO GET AWAY TO GULA MM-HMM.
UM, SO, AND I'VE GOT A LITTLE PRESENTATION THAT I'LL GIVE YOU, UM, HERE IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT YOU GUYS HEARD THE TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN AND YOU, UM, VOTED, UH, GAVE YOUR APPROVAL ON IT BACK IN MARCH.
I HAD SINCE THEN KIND OF DEFERRED THAT ACTION GOING BEFORE THE BOARD BECAUSE THAT WAS A ONE WOMAN SHOP AND
SO WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK BEFORE THE BOARD, UM, FOR THEM TO LOOK AT AND ADOPT IN JANUARY.
UM, SO I WILL RUN THROUGH IT VERY QUICKLY.
UM, OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND OUR GOALS FOR IT.
THAT UP AND LET ME SWITCH VIEWERS MAYBE.
WE, UM, UPDATED OUR LOGO TO ADD VIRGINIA IN IT.
SO WE CAN, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE TRYING TO MARKET GOLAND COUNTY TO SOMEPLACE OUTSIDE OF VIRGINIA, THEY'RE LIKE
SO, UH, WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PLAN, UH, THIS WILL REPLACE GOAL NUMBER THREE OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
THAT GOAL SPECIFICALLY DEALT WITH TOURISM.
SO ALL OF THE STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES LISTED IN THAT, IN THAT GOAL.
AND THE PLAN WILL BE REPLACED BY THIS NEW GOALS AND STRATEGIES.
WE WORKED WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARKS AND REC TO DRAFT THIS PLAN.
UM, IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE VIRGINIA TOURISM CORPORATION AND THE ED.
UM, THIS IS KIND OF THE VISION STATEMENT.
WE HAD ESTABLISHED HERE TO BECOME A FAMILY FRIENDLY, POPULAR DESTINATION FOR HISTORY, CRAFT, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, RECREATIONAL SPORTS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST, AS WELL AS A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR RESIDENTS.
WE BELIEVE THAT THAT ENCOMPASSES WHAT WE THINK IS OUR TOURISM ASSETS.
UM, OUR MISSION STATEMENT TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP, AND OFFER AUTHENTIC VISITOR AND RESIDENCE EXPERIENCES WHILE PRESERVING AND PROTECTING HISTORY, RESOURCES, BUSINESSES IN OUR AGRICULTURE.
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF OUR UNIQUE TOURISM ASSETS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO GLAND COUNTY.
YOU CANNOT FIND THESE ANY OTHER LOCATION.
UM, AND THEN WE JUST KIND OF LOOKED AT, LISTED OUT SOME OF OUR TOURISM ASSETS THAT ARE, UM, IN DEVELOPMENT NOW.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THEM IN OTHER PLANS OR OTHER IDEAS, UM, BUT THEY'RE JUST NOT QUITE THERE YET.
UM, MOST OF OUR COMPETITION, UM, IS WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS AND NIGHT EVENING ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING AND SHOPPING.
UM, SO TO KIND OF COMBAT THAT, WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE DAY TRIPS AT THE MOMENT.
SO WE DID A SWAT ANALYSIS, UM, SO LOOKING AT OUR STRENGTHS, UM, EASY ACCESSIBILITY INTO GLAND COUNTY, OUR LOCAL FOOD AND CRAFT BEVERAGE MAKERS, AND OUR PROXIMITY TO RICHMOND AND CHARLOTTESVILLE MARKETS.
AND JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THOSE.
AND THEN SOME OF THE WEAKNESSES.
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SIGNAGE.SO YOU'RE IN HERE AND HOW DO YOU GET TO WHERE I WANT TO GO? YEAH, RIGHT.
UM, THERE'S PROGRAMS, UM, THAT WE CAN UTILIZE TO HELP OUR BUSINESSES GET BETTER SIGNAGE MM-HMM.
SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOT LIKE A WEBSITE OR ANYWHERE TO GO TO FIND WHAT TO DO IN GLAND COUNTY.
SO, UM, AND THEN THERE IS A PERCEPTION OF OF DISTANCE.
UM, SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES.
WE BELIEVE A AGRITOURISM IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY HERE IN HUGE LAND, HISTORIC TOURISM AND JAMES RIVER ACCESS.
AND THEN SOME OF THOSE SELF-GUIDED TOURS ARE DAY TRIP ITINERARIES AND THEN THREATS, LACK OF COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE OF OUR ASSETS.
SO EVEN SOME PEOPLE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY DON'T REALIZE WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM.
AND THEN OUR PERCEPTION OF TRAVEL DISTANCE.
UM, SO JUST TO RUN THROUGH THESE, UH, THE FIRST OBJECTIVE WOULD BE TO EFFECTIVELY MARKET TOURISM ASSETS TO INCREASE VISITOR SPENDING.
WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH A WEBSITE IN SOCIAL MEDIA TO, UM, TO MARKET OUR TOURISM ASSETS.
SO WE ALREADY HAVE A WEBSITE THAT'S BEEN PURCHASED UNDER THE DOMAIN OF GK.
AND CHANCE HAS BEEN WORKING ON GETTING THAT UPDATED, LIKE GETTING ALL OF OUR BUSINESS LISTINGS ON THERE, UM, AND MAKING IT LOOK FABULOUS.
SO HE'S BEEN STEADILY WORKING AWAY ON THAT, UM, AT A COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LAUNCH INSTAGRAM AND A FACEBOOK THAT'LL BE KIND OF AN EX EXPLORED GOLAND.
UM, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
UH, WE WANT TO HOST MEDIA TOURS, UM, TOURISM PROMOTERS, BRING THEM OUT HERE, SHOW 'EM WHAT WE GOT.
UM, CREATE AND PUBLISHED TOURISM MARKETING MATERIALS.
SO AGAIN, IT GOES ALONG WITH THE DAY TRUCK ITINERARIES OR, UM, SOME BETTER MARKETING MATERIALS TO SEND OUT.
UM, AND THEN INCREASE AWARENESS OF TOURISM ASSETS WITHIN THE COUNTY BY CREATING A TOURISM AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
SO, UM, WHEN CHANCE STARTED, UM, I HAD SAID, TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PLAN.
DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? AND THIS WAS, UM, HIS RECOMMENDATION.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY GREAT ONE.
UH, BASICALLY YOU KIND OF RECRUIT PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE,
AND SO WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL GO OUT AND VISIT PLACES AND THEN POST ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES MM-HMM.
AND THEN, SO IT JUST EXPANDS OUR REACH, UM, EVEN MORE.
SO HOW DO YOU FIND THOSE RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE? WE'VE ACTUALLY KIND OF ALREADY HAVE A LIST GOING.
UM, THERE'S SOME, THERE'S SOME FOLKS THAT ARE PRETTY ACTIVE ON LIKE GOOM LIVING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE BELIEVE COULD BE A GOOD ASSET.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL PROBABLY GO THROUGH, UM, SOME KIND OF SOCIAL MEDIA ATTORNEY TRAINING AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THEM.
BE A WHOLE PROGRAM WE HAVE TO CREATE.
UM, ALSO, I, I BELIEVE THAT WE LACK, UM, OUR, OUR TOURISM ASSETS FROM HISTORICAL STANDPOINT.
LIKE WE DON'T DO ENOUGH WITH, UM, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
UH, SO WE ARE CREATING LIKE A WHOLE BIT ON THE TOURISM WEB, UM, SITE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF GLAND AND WRAPPING IT INTO OUR TARGETED INDUSTRIES FROM A TOURISM PERSPECTIVE.
UM, AND WE'LL BE WORKING MORE CLOSELY WITH THEM TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THOSE, UM, HISTORY ASSETS.
LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW THAT YOU CAN VISIT TUCKAHOE PLANTATION, LIKE IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
YOU CAN GO ON THEIR SITE, THERE'S A PARKING LOT, THERE'S LIKE A LITTLE DROPBOX YOU PUT IN, LIKE A DONATION.
YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE GROUND.
YOU CAN'T GET INTO THE BUILDING, BUT THE GROUNDS ARE OPEN.
AND SO I THINK IT'S KIND OF A NEAT THING AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY KNOW ABOUT.
SO, UM, AND THEN DEVELOPING TOURISM ASSETS.
SO ARE, YOU KNOW, ARE WE HITTING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, YOU'D PUT IN A CARTERSVILLE AND I'LL TAKE YOU OUT HERE AND HAUL YOU BACK TO YOUR CAR.
LIKE THEY HAVE UP IN SCOTTSVILLE, IT WOULD BE GREAT HERE.
UM, I'M AMAZED WITH THE, THE LENGTH OF OUR DISTANCE ON WATER THAT WE DON'T HAVE.
WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO REALLY CONCENTRATING ON LIKE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
MAYBE THE COUNTY NEEDS TO, YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING TO HELP THAT BUSINESS
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GET STARTED.GET, GET BOATS ON THE WATER RIGHT.
JUST TO GO FISHING OR WHATEVER OR YEAH.
SO, UM, FILL IN THOSE GAPS AND THEN EXPLORING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THOSE ASSETS.
YEAH, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF THINGS, UM, THAT WE JUST NEED TO EXPLORE.
UM, AND THEN OUR TIMELINE COMPLETION.
UM, SOME OF THESE THINGS WE'RE HOPING TO GET STARTED AND DONE AROUND MID 2023 AND SOME STARTING NEXT YEAR.
BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS WERE UPDATED ON THAT.
CAUSE IT HAS BEEN ABOUT SIX MONTHS SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU'VE SEEN IT.
SO I DIDN'T WANT ME'S GO FOR THE BOARD NEXT MONTH.
AND YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT? I DON'T REMEMBER THIS
SO YOU'RE DOING THAT IN JANUARY? JANUARY.
SPEAKING OF THAT, REMEMBERING THINGS, UH, DO WE EVER TALK ABOUT WHAT, OR DO YOU EVER CONTACT THE VIRGINIA FARM OFFICE THAT WE MM-HMM.
UM, WE ARE ON THEIR OFFICIAL CONTACT LIST, SO, UM, WHENEVER THEY HAVE FILM RECRUITERS THAT COME THROUGH THEM, THEY HAVE US ON THEIR ROSTER TO CALL, UM, ME SPECIFIC SPECIFICALLY TO SEE IF THERE'S SITES OR ANYTHING, IF I CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF FILM PEOPLE THAT JUST CALL US DIRECTLY.
YOU DON'T EVEN GO THROUGH THE FILM OFFICE AND THEY'RE LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING A WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.
I HAD ONE YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHERE THEY
SO THEY HAD TO WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
UM, YOU KNOW, TO SHUT THAT DOWN.
I THINK THEY LIMITED TRACK OF LIKE ONE WAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO, YEAH, IT'S KIND OF A NEAT THING THAT THEY DO.
UM, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TOURISM.
THEY DO HAVE SOME OTHER BUSINESS NOMINATED COMMITTEE FOR 2 0 23 OFFICERS.
SO PUNISH THE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T HERE.
LET SEE IF I CAN JUST MY OFF THE CUFF RECOMMENDATION.
UM, SO ALL MEMBERS ARE CURRENT AND THERE'S NO ONE THAT IS GOING TO BE EXPIRING OFF THE ED THIS YEAR.
SO EVERYBODY IS UP FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
UM, LAST YEAR, MR. SCHMIDT AND MR. COLLIER WERE ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
SO, UH, WE WOULD JUST ASK THAT TWO MEMBERS BE APPOINTED.
THEY CONVERSE COME UP WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR NEW, UH, SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR THEIR, FOR THE JANUARY MEETING.
DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT OR NO? COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS CAN GENERALLY VOTE THE CHAIR UNLESS I DON'T THINK WE CAN, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT.
AND NOT THAT'S, YOU HAVE TO VOTE, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW WHO THE MEMBERS ARE SO I KNOW WHO TO HARASS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE READY IN JANUARY.
THAT'S HOW I GOT A COMMITTEE SECOND.
AND, AND AND MAY I ALSO REMARK THAT IT, UH, NORM, IS IT JANUARY WHEN WE SET OUR ACCOUNT SCHEDULE? YES.
AND SO I'LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU IN THE JANUARY PACKET AND JANUARY WITH ALL THE DATES.
UM, DO WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION? WE DO.
IF I MAY HAVE ONE QUICK OTHER ITEM STILL WORKING ON THE, UH, TRIP UP AND DOWN, UH, ASHLAND ROAD.
IF YOU KNOW THAT STATUES ALL WE COULD, WE COULD TRAVEL THE RICHMOND WEST CRAFT BEVERAGE TRAIL.
I, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ALL THE STUFFS ARE AREN'T THE HOURS AND THAT'S TRUE.
SO I'M GOING TO, UH, BRING US INTO A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF VIRGINIA CODE SECTIONS 2.2 DASH 37 11 AND 2.2 DASH 3 7 12.
I MOVE THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF GUC COUNTY CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION CONCERNING A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OR
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INDUSTRY LOCATING IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT ITS PLANS HAS BEEN MADE AS PERMITTED BY VIRGINIA CODE SECTIONS 2, 2 37 A, UH, SECOND WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION.UM, MOTION TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION.
ONE MOMENT AND I WILL STOP MY.