Scenic Virginia
Quarterly Meeting
Mar. 11, 2002: 1:00 pm
Richmond, Virginia
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"Scenic Virginia Works" Slide Presentation Now
Available
It would be difficult to find people who say that they do not care about the beauty of
Virginia's trees, mountain views or its attractive cityscapes, but many people are unaware
of the policies and practices that threaten that beauty every day. Fortunately, there
are municipalities in Virginia that have successfully addressed the needs of the business
community while protecting their visual resources. "Scenic Virginia Works" shows how
this can be done. |
ACIR
Interim Report Validates Goals of Scenic Virginia
ACIR Interim Report: Impact of Aesthetics
on
the Economy and Quality of Life in Virginia and its Localities
"In
1996, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) heard
testimony that the visual environment – all that is visible in the physical
environment whether natural or manmade – was a fragile resource that was
deteriorating rapidly . . ."
House
Joint Resolution No. 447
"Requesting the Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental
Relations to study state and local efforts to protect the aesthetic qualities of the
Commonwealth for the purpose of enhancing and enriching the economy and
quality of life in Virginia."
Agreed
to by the House of Delegates, January 30,1997
Agreed
to by the Senate, February 19, 1997 |
"Growth may be inevitable but ugliness is not."
From the preamble to Scenic America's
Seven Principles for Scenic Conservation |
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CFW & Trigon:
Provide and Conquer
Albemarle County is showing the rest of us that cellular towers don't have to be tall,
industrial and intrusive to be effective and profitable. Some cellular phone
companies and tower-building interests insist on the outdated dictum that the taller and
more visible the tower, the better. However, when Albemarle County's Board of
Supervisors insisted on less visually intrusive alternatives, two companies took up the
challenge.
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"We can either be victims of change or we can plan for it, shape it, and emerge
stronger from it. The choice is ours." - Balancing Nature and Commerce in Gateway Communities |
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