2011-11-03-FY2012Tobacco Commission Special Project MegasitePITTSYLVANIA 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, C rk
Pittsylvania County oard of Supervisors