
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 13, 1994                   TAG: 9403130033
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-1   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR ROANOKE VALLEY

With the legislative approval of the state budget Saturday, a number of Roanoke Valley projects received the final word on state money for the next two years.

They include:

Hotel Roanoke Conference Center: $1.2 million.

Explore Park, operating funds: $800,000.

The Science Museum of Western Virginia: $767,044.

Center in the Square: $300,000.

The Transportation Museum of Western Virginia: $200,000.

Art Museum of Western Virginia: $100,000.

Virginia State Games: $75,000.

The Julian Wise Museum: $75,000.

Mill Mountain Zoo: $48,500.

In addition, several area economic-development efforts received state support, including the New Century Council, $200,000, and the New River Alliance, $325,000. Virginia VIEWS, a statewide job placement effort based in Blacksburg, will receive $196,000.

A new part-time magistrate for the town of Vinton also is included in the budget, at a cost of $11,650.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1994

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