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Leesburg,
Virginia
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED January 10, 1995
95-13 ADOPTED January 10, 1995
ENDORSING THE APPLICATION BY THE GEORGE C. MARSHALL
PRESERVATION FUND, INC. FOR A $1,000,000.00 GRANT FROM
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
January , 1995.
~/James E. Clem, Mayor Town of Leesburg
R:Marshall.Fund
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clerk of Council'
PASSED this 10th day of
WHEREAS, correspondence dated December 21, 1994, from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development indicated that the George C. Marshall Home Preservation Fund
is eligible to apply for a $1 million grant to develop the George C. Marshall International Center
in Leesburg, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the correspondence indicated that the Marshall Fund may be designated as the
responsible applicant without any obligation of town financing; and
WHEREAS, the George C. Marshall Preservation Fund, Inc. was created to raise funds
necessary to acquire and refurbish the property; and
WHEREAS, Dodona Manor represents one of the town's premier historic, architectural and
environmental resources; and
WHEREAS, the preservation of Dodona Manor will form an attractive transition between
the residential character of Edwards Ferry Road and the commercial uses of downtown Leesburg
thereby enhancing the gateway to Leesburg's historic district.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
Efforts by the George C. Marshall Preservation Fund, Inc. to preserve Dodona Manor are
hereby endorsed and the Marshall Fund is hereby designated as the responsible applicant for the
$1 million grant offered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.