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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
94-144
PRESENTED June 29~ 1994
ADOPTED June 29, 1994
ENDORSING THE PROPOSED DOWNTOWN LEESBURG SITE FOR
THE CONSOLIDATED COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMPLEX AND
OFFERING A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT
WHEREAS, the Town Council is steadfastly committed to returning county government to
downtown Leesburg to continue the historic tradition of retention of the county seat in Leesburg
as the vital economic development asset it has been for 233 years; and
WHEREAS, on July 6, 1992, the Town Council established an ad hoc committee to
accommodate a consolidated county complex in downtown Leesburg to enhance the town's economic
development effort; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 1993, Town Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 93-63
urging the county to locate its complex in downtown Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 1993, Town Council adopted Resolution No. 93-117 committing
town resources to acquire a site at the corner of East Market and East Loudoun Streets for the
purpose of locating the county complex; and
WHEREAS, the downtown Leesburg site offers the county a central, convenient location
that includes already established support services and amenities which a progressive, efficient and
effective county government requires for decades to come.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The Council hereby endorses the downtown Leesburg county complex site
proposed by Gilbane, Inc.
SECTION II. The Council supports the endorsement by committing $2.5 to $3 million in
financial assistance.
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RESOLUTION -
ENDORSING THE DOWNTOWN LEESBURG SITE FOR COUNTY
GOVERNMENT COMPLEX
SECTION III. The mayor is authorized to communicate the endorsement and commitment
to the appropriate Loudoun County representatives.
PASSED this 29th day of June , 1994.
s E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
R: Gilb ane