2011-11-02-West Piedmont Multi-juridictional Hazard Mitigation PlanPITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR
THE FY 2012 TOBACCO COMMISSION SPECIAL PROJECTS MEGASITE
GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE DANVILLE PITTSYLVANIA REGIONAL
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY AUTHORITY
2011-11-03
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County has been impacted by the decline of the tobacco
industry causing a negative impact on economic development and growth throughout the
County, and
WHEREAS, the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization
Commission has developed a Megasite Grant Program to help tobacco related localities
to change and revitalize their economy, and
WHEREAS, grants from the Tobacco Indemnification and Community
Revitalization Commission will assist Pittsylvania County in transforming its economy to
replace the decline in the tobacco agro-business community, then
.BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Pittsylvania
County authorizes the submission of a grant application to the FY2012 Special Projects
Megasite Grant Program for Land Development in the Berry Hill Regional Mega Park
being developed by the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority and
authorizes the County Administrator to file this application and all necessary
correspondence relating to the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization
Commission required by this grant and to be responsible for the accuracy of the
application and for the appropriate use of funds, should they be granted.
Given under my hand this 7th day of November 2011.
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Tim R. Barber, Chairman
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
William D. Sleeper, Clerk
Pittsylvania County oard of Supervisors
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WEST PIEDMONT MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
RESOLUTION
2011-11-02
VIRGINIA: At the regular meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors held on November 7,
2011, in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition, the following
resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, as amended, requires that local governments
develop, adopt, and update natural hazard mitigation plans in order to receive certain federal assistance,
and
WHEREAS, a Mitigation Advisory Committee
counties of Franklin, Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania; the
of Chatham, Boones Mill, Gretna, Hurt, Ridgeway, Ro~
study the West Piedmont Region's risks from and ~
recommendations on mitigating the effects of such hazarc
WHEREAS, a request for proposals was issues
with the MAC to update a comprehensive hazard mitigat
and
/IAC") comprised of representatives from the
es of Danville and Martinsville; and the towns
Mount and Stuart was convened in order to
erabilities to natural hazards, and to make
n the West Piedmont Region; and
hire an experienced consulting firm to work
plan for the West Piedmont Planning District;
WHEREAS, the efforts of the MAC members and the consulting firm of Dewberry, in
consultation with members of the public, private and non-profit sectors, have resulted in the update of the
West Piedmont Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan including the County of Pittsylvania; now
THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
that the West Piedmont Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan dated November 7, 2011 is hereby
approved and adopted for the County of Pittsylvania.
ADOPTED by the County of Pittsylvania on this 7`h day of November, 2011.
APPROVED:
Tim R. Barber hairn
Board of
ATTESTED:
William D. Sleepei, C rk
Pittsylvania County oard of Supervisors