ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, December 18, 1996 TAG: 9612180030
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: COMPILED BY PAUL DELLINGER
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has endorsed placement of a juvenile rehabilitation center to be located on Alliant Techsystems property at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. Plans are for the state to contract with Rebound Inc. for construction and operation of two such facilities, in eastern and Western Virginia. Alliant has put in a bid to have the Western Virginia center located in Montgomery County under its facility use contract with the U.S. government. Alliant will carry out an environmental and socio-economic assessment of the project, to include a 30-day public comment period.
County Administrator Joe Morgan and school Superintendent Bill Asbury have completed recommendations on areas in which both the Board of Supervisors and School Board might save money through cooperative buying of equipment and services. The recommendations include shared use of equipment for building renovations, contracts with skilled employees, and volume discount purchases, among other items.
The board voted a resolution of appreciation for the work of Sgt. James F. Tolbert for his 20 years of service with the Sheriff's Office.
Pulaski's Economic Development Board is contracting with a Boston consultant to see if the town would be a viable location for a municipal outlet mall. A report is due in March. "If it's not viable, it's an easy decision: just drop it," Pulaski Economic Development Director Barry Matherly told the board's executive committee Tuesday. But outlet malls have moved from shopping centers into towns and, if Pulaski is found to be a good location for one, the board will have work to do in finding properties for outlet stores and taking other steps to develop a downtown outlet mall.
Matherly also reported completion of a downtown marketing study made by Virginia Tech students. Board officials will study it and perhaps suggest revisions, to be completed by January. Both this study and another by Virginia Tech students on ways to develop Peak Creek within the town were completed at no cost to Pulaski. Matherly said the studies would be helpful to the town's Boston consultants on the outlet mall study.
The board is already preparing for the 1997 Depot Days Festival June 28-29, and has secured the world's largest mobile model train from Lionel for display.
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