HomeMy Public PortalAbout1999_11_23_r361The Town of
Leesburg,
,._Virginia
PRESENTED November 23, 1999
RESOLUTION NO. 99-361
ADOPTED November 23, 1999
A RESOLUTION:
SUPPORTING A DEDICATED STATE FUNDING SOURCE FOR
LAND CONSERVATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF
VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia's lands are rich in scenic, historic, natural,
agricultural, forest and recreational resources; and
WHEREAS, Virginia is rapidly losing these irreplaceable resources to competing land
uses; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg desires to protect its farm and forest resource base, its
open space, its natural resources, including its drinking water supply watershed and natural
habitats, and its historic sites; and
WHEREAS, Leesburg has a deficiency of hundreds of acres of recreational open space
and has lost many historic and architectural sites; and
WHEREAS, conserving these resources is critical to Virginia's economy and the health
and well being of her citizens; and
WHEREAS, establishing a balance between the conservation of open space/natural
resource lands and residential and/or commercial development is essential to Leesburg's quality
of life and sound fiscal health; and
WHEREAS, Virginia currently does not have a stable and adequate source of funds to
secure the long term conservation and protection of these lands and resources; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly has established the Virginia Land Conservation
Foundation with authority to expend funds for the conservation of farmland, historic sites,
natural areas, parks, and open space; and
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A RESOLUTION: SUPPORTING A DEDICATED STATE FUNDING SOURCE FOR LAND
CONSERVATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation is empowered to provide
matching funds to localities to assist in the purchase of conservation easements and other land
conservation needs; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation is the appropriate mechanism
for receiving and expending funds from a dedicated state funding source for land conservation.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that the
Town of Leesburg strongly supports the establishment of a dedicated state source of funding out
of state surplus funds not dedicated to education and transportation to carry out the mission of
the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Leesburg hereby calls upon the
Governor and the General Assembly to dedicate such a stable and adequate funding source
beginning in the year 2000.
PASSED this23rd day of November 1999.
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
· Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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