022-98
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
HISTORIC COURTHOUSE PRESERVATION ZONE
WHEREAS, the County of Frederick and City of Winchester are home to the historic courthouse which has
served our communities both as a house of justice and an example of classical architecture since the eighteenth centuIy;
and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia is home to numerous historic Circuit Courthouses which have
also served their communities both as houses of justice and examples of classical architecture since at least the
nineteenth century; and
WHEREAS, said courthouses uniquely symbolize the history of each individual county or city in which they
sit; and
WHEREAS, the neighborhoods surrounding said courthouses are also home to historic properties and
business districts which directly reflect the life of commerce of said courthouses; and
WHEREAS, the continued survival and flourishing of said courthouses is directly based on the preservation
of said neighborhoods; and
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WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the Commonwealth permit local jurisdictions which are home to said
neighborhoods to apply to the Commonwealth to receive tax relief for said neighborhoods as designated by the
applicant jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the Commonwealth, upon receipt of the application, extend tax relief to
property owners and businesses which preserve the historic character of said neighborhoods by maintaining or creating
businesses or properties which are cousistent with "old and historic" standards;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Frederick County Board of Supervisors does hereby
request of the City of Winchester to support the proposed legislation of Historic Preservation Zones in the General
Assembly of Virginia.
ADOPTED this 26111 day of October, 1998.
The above resolution was approved by the following recorded vote:
James L. Longerbeam
Charles W. Orndoff, Sr.
Richard C. Shickle
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W. Harrington Smith, Jr.
Robert M. Sager
Margaret B. Douglas
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A COpy lESlE:
RESOLUTION NO.: 022-98
(BOARD VOTED 6-0 TO TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS RESOLUTION)