031-96
RESOLUTION REGARDING INDUSTRIAL ACCESS ROAD
Kohl's
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors for the
County of Frederick, Virginia, held on the 10th day of April, 1996, it was duly
moved and seconded that the following resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, Kohl's has entered into a contractual agreement to purchase 59
acres of the Airport Business Center located in the County of Frederick and will
soon enter a firm contract to construct a new distribution center (335,000 sq.ft.
expandable to 450,000 sq.ft.l to serve the Mid Atlantic region; and
WHEREAS, this property is expected to be the site of new private capital
investment in land, building ($10,000,000), and machinery and equipment
($10,000,000) and is expected to employ 300 persons initially to be doubled
within a four-year period; and
WHEREAS, this distribution center will serve their estimated 20 new stores
in Virginia employing a total of 2,800 persons; and
WHEREAS, the property on which this facility will be located as no access
to a public street or highway and requires the construction of a new roadway
which would connect to Airport Road (State Route 645): and
WHEREAS, the County of Frederick hereby guarantees that the necessary
right of way for this improvement and utility relocations or adjustments, if
necessary, will be provided at no cost to the Industrial Access Fund use;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The County of Frederick
hereby requests that the Commonwealth Transportation Board provide Industrial
Access Road funding to provide an adequate road to this new distribution facility.
This resolution was approved by the following recorded vote:
Margaret Douglas ke
W. Harrington Smith, Jr. Aye
Charles W. Orndorff, Sr. Aye
Robert Sager
Richard Shickle
James Longerbeam
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Aye
Aye
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John R.. ne~, Jr.
County Administrator
RESOLUTION NO.: 031-96
COUNTY of FREDERICK
John R. Riley, Jr.
County Administrator
540/665-5666
Fax 540/667-0370
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TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Board of Supervisors, ~
John R. Riley, Jr., County Administrat~ oJ
Supplemental Appropriation to Match Goternor' s Opportunity Fund for
Kohl's Department Store Distribution Center
April 10, 1996
DATE:
Pursuant to Kohl's Department Store's announcement to construct a 350,000
square foot distribution center in the Airport Business Park, it is necessary to appropriate
$350,000 from the unreserved fund balance to match the funds provided from the
Governor's Opportunity Funds.
Approval of sai~ appropriation is respectfully requested.
JRR:clt
cc: Cheryl B. Shifller
C. William Orndoff: Jr.
107 North Kent Street · Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000