027-01
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION
FOR A VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TEA -21 GRANT
WHEREAS, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation intends to submit an
application for Virgina Department of Transportation TEA-2l Grant monies to develop a
"graphic image program" to establish a graphic identity for, and begin marketing the
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District; and,
WHEREAS, Frederick County lies within the district and desires to promote and
protect the numerous battlefields and many of the other historically significant sites within
its boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, the identification and recognition of the district through the design and
placement of the proposed signage would be of great benefit to the county's tourism efforts
and to efforts to protect our historic resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Frederick County Board of
Supervisors wishes to express its support of this grant application
Passed this 24th day of January, 2001 by the following recorded vote:
Richard C. Shickle Ave Sidney Reyes Aye
W. Harrington Smith, Jr. Aye Charles W. Orndoff, Sr. Aye
Robert M. Sager Aye Margaret B. Douglas Aye
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Resolution No.: 027-01
cc: Cheryl Shiffler, Finance D~rector
C. William Orndoff, Jr., Treasurer
COUNTY of FREDERICK
Kris C. Tierney
Assistant County Administrator
540/665-5666
Fax 540/667-0370
I MEMORANDUM I
E-mail:
ktiemey@co.frederick.va.us
TO:
FROM:
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
John R. Riley, Jr., County Administrator
Kris C. Tierney, Assistant County Administrat~
Resolution of Support for Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation TEA-21
Application
RE:
DATE:
January 11,2001
The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation has prepared an application for TEA-21 funding.
If approved, the grant funds would be used to develop a graphic image for the district as well as
place signs at all the major entrance routes to the district. The Foundation has requested the board
issue a resolution of support which is attached.
A prospectus that describes the proposal in greater detail is also attached.
If I can answer any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Attachments: as stated
cc: Howard J. Kittell
C,\CI11200,COMCACorIM;,M..."ooJ.OJmNqIith Kent Street . Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
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Prospectus for a TEA-21 Grant Application to the Vir-
ginia Department of Transportation
From the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Summary
The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (Foundation) proposes to submit an ap-
plication to the Virginia Department of Transportation (V DOT) for a TEA-21 grant of
$175,000. These funds would be used develop the first phase of a "graphic image pro-
gram" to establish a graphic identity for and begin marketing the Shenandoah Valley Bat-
tlefields National Historic District. This project will include the design, fabrication, and
installation of identification signs at 17 major highway entrances into the District.
Background
In 1996 Congress created the eight-county Valley Battlefields National Historic District.
It also created the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Commission
and gave it a three-year mandate to develop a plan to preserve, interpret, promote, and
manage ten Civil War battlefields in the eight-county National Historic District. Devel-
opment of the plan was to be based a "bottom-up" or grassroots approach to preserving
these resources. The Commission was also charged with developing partnerships be-
tween the Commonwealth of Virginia, local governments, community groups, the private
sector, and the federal government.
The Management Plan was completed and received the approval of the U.S. Secretary of
the Interior on 25 October 2000. His approval was the final step in its development. The
plan also has received widespread support from the local governments and the private
sector throughout the National Historic District as well as from the Commonwealth.
Also in October the U.S. Congress and the President appropriated $1,400,000 to begin
the Shenandoah Valley Civil War program. Of this, $1 million is earmarked for battle-
field preservation and $400,000 to initiate interpretive and educational programs, provide
grants to partnering organizations, and fund operations of the new Shenandoah Valley
Battlefields Foundation - the successor to the Battlefields Commission. The Foundation
has been charged by Congress to raise matching funds to its federal appropriation.
First Priorities: Entrance Sign Project
Preservation and interpretation of the Valley's battlefields and related Civil War sites are
the Battlefields Foundation's top two priorities. (Funding for these will come from the
federal appropriation.) However, it must also begin establish the identity of the Shenan-
doah Valley as a destination for Civil War visitation, interpretation, and exploration. A
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marketing program will be launched within the first few years to draw tourists to the Dis-
trict's battlefields and the sites and extend their stay in the Valley. The Commission's
economic consultants project that when a reasonable portion of the Civil War sites are
open and marketed, they will draw approximately 520,000 tourists to the Valley.
One of the initial tasks in establishing an identity for the National Historic District is the
design of a logo for it and the new Foundation, and to erect entrance signs announcing
the District and using this logo. In addition to the signs, the logo would be used on Vir-
ginia Civil War Trails markers, brochures, maps, and other components of the marketing
program. The TEA-21 grant would be used to design this logo, and then to fabricate and
install signs using this logo at the major highway entrances into the District. The
Foundation proposes to submit this proposal to VDOT for its 31 January 200 I round of
grants.
The project will consist of:
Action
· Hire a graphic designer to develop a logo and graphic
image package for the National Historic District
Cost
$ 35,000
· Fabricate and install of highway signs at the 17 the
principal entrances into the National Historic District*
at an estimated cost of $7,000 per sign.
119,000
Total Cost:
$154,000
For further information about this request and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foun-
dation please contact Carrington Williams, Chairman, at 703-712-5451 or Howard Kit-
tell, Executive Director, at 1-888-689-4545.
* These points are in the general vicinity of:
1. Southbound 1-81 at the Virginia/West Virginia border
2. Southbound Rt. II at the Virginia/West Virginia border
3. Southbound Rt. 340 at the Virginia/West Virginia border
4. Westbound Rt. 7 at the Clarke/Loudoun county line
5. Westbound Rt. 50 at the Clarke/Fauquier county line
6. Westbound 1-66 at the Warren /Fauquier county line
7. Northwest bound Rt. 522 at the Warren-Rappahannock county line
8. Westbound Rt. 211 at Skyline Drive
9. Westbound Rt. 30 at Skyline Drive
10. Westbound 1-64 at Skyline Drive
II. Northbound Rt. 340 at the AugustaIRockbridge county line
12. Northbound Rt. 11 at the Augusta/Rockbridge county line
13. Northbound 1-81 at the Augusta/Rockbridge county line
14. Eastbound U.S. 250 at the Virginia/West Virginia border
15. Eastbound U.S. 30 at the Virginia/West Virginia border
16. Eastbound U.S. 50 at the Virginia/West Virginia border
17. Southeast bound Rt. 522 at the Virginia/West Virginia border
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