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The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED March 27,2007
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-56
ADOPTED
March 27, 2007
A RESOLUTION: SUPPORTING A GRANT APPLICATION FOR WATERSHED
PLANNING IN THE TOWN OF LEESBURG TO BE
SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE
FOUNDATION BY THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL
COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) was established in 1972
to promote and protect Virginia rural economy natural resources history and beauty; and
WHEREAS, watershed planning can help implement the natural resources
policies of the Town Plan, the Urban Forestry Management Plan, the Parks and
Recreation Plan, and the Town's Virginia Discharge Elimination System permit for
stormwater; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg adopted a resolution on September 14, 2004
to work cooperatively with the PEC for watershed planning within the Town; and
WHEREAS, as part of that resolution the Town Council established a Steering
Committee consisting of the Environmental Advisory Commission, a member of the
Planning Commission as selected by that Commission and appropriate Town staff to
coordinate the efforts of the Town and the PEC; and
WHEREAS, realizing that watershed issues are impacted in large part by the
urban forest of the Town, this Steering Committee added a member of the Tree
Commission as selected by that Commission's Chairperson on March 12,2007; and
WHEREAS, PEC is successfully overseeing a grant for watershed planning in the
Town of Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, PEC is submitting a grant application to the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation for additional watershed planning to include public education and
demonstration projects in the Town of Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, the PEC has requested that the Leesburg Town Council support the
grant application; and
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A RESOLUTION: SUPPORTING A GRANT APPLICATION FOR WATERSHED
PLANNING IN THE TOWN OF LEESBURG TO BE
SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE
FOUNDATION BY THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL
COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the grant does not commit the Town to any matching funds but does
include a expectation of staff time to provide data participate in and cooperatively stage
stakeholder meetings and review progress; and
WHEREAS, the Town supports the PEC water quality goals with respect to
improving the water quality of storm water discharges from the Town storm sewer
system; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Advisory Commission (EAC), the Tree
Commission, the Tuscarora Creek Watershed Study Steering Committee, the Director of
Planning, and the Director of Engineering and Public Works recommend support of the
grant application.
THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows: The Town Council hereby supports the grant application for watershed
planning in the Town of Leesburg to be submitted to the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation by the Piedmont Environmental Council and hereby authorizes the Town's
Watershed Steering Committee to continue to coordinate the efforts of the Town and the
PEC.
PASSED this 27th day of March 2007.
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Town of Leesburg
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