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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED September 10~ 1991
91-188 ADOPTED September 10, 1991
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE BETWEEN THE TOWN AND
THE LOUDOUN MUSEUM FOR THE USE OF THE LOG CABIN AT 14
LOUDOUN STREET, S.W.
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September /~ _ ~[991.
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
PASSED this lOth day of
WHEREAS, Retrospect terminated its lease for use of the log cabin with the town on May 1, 1991; and
WHE~, the disposition of the log cabin has been the subject of some discussion since the Spring
budget workshops; and
WHEREAS, the Loudoun Museum has proposed a use of the log cabin that depicts life in Leesburg
during the 18th Century and includes a museum/retail shop; and
WHEREAS, town staff has discussed the in-kind contribution of the log cabin to the Convention and
Visitor's Bureau (CAVB) to establish a tourism presence in downtown Leesburg plus the Museum's proposed
use with representatives of both organizations; and
WHEREAS, Town Council authorized $33,000 plus a level of town staff commitment to assist the
CAVB; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the Loudoun Restoration and Preservation Society indicated at the
August 6, 1991, Council's Administration and Public Works Committee meeting that the town had committed
in the past to keeping the log cabin open and av-il-ble to the public; and
WHEREAS, the CAVB has determined that additional resources would be required to staff a tourism
center at the log cabin; and
WHEREAS, the Museum has proposed sufficient staffing and programs to create a tourism attraction
at the log cabin.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
The mayor is authorized to enter into a lease with the Loudoun Museum for the use of the log cabin
at 14 Loudoun Street, S.W. for a period of four years. The log cabin shall be used in accord~mce with the
proposal submitted to Town Council on July 27, 1991.