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The Farmville Herald And Farmer Leader
Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia
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The Virginia Citizens Planning Association announces a free two-day conference in Charlottesville on May 22-23 for citizens and officials to discuss community improvement topics like industry preparation, zoning, Southern economy, and planning assistance, led by 25 experts including UNC's John A. Parker and Tennessee's Harold V. Miller at the Monticello Hotel.
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Several hundred Virginia citizens interested in better community planning, will gather in Charlottesville May 22 for two days of discussion meetings led by prominent speakers, the Virginia Citizens Planning Association, announced this week.
The three-year-old organization is composed of more than 200 private citizens, town, county, and city officials. All Virginians who desire to improve their communities have been invited to attend the Charlottesville sessions. Herbert F. Schumann Jr., Fairfax County planning engineer who is president of VCPA, announced this week there will be no registration fee for non-members attending the meetings.
Among subjects to be discussed before adjournment Tuesday, May 23 will be Getting Your Community Ready for Industry; How To Get Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances Adopted; The Changing Economy of the South, and Technical Assistance for Local Planning.
Two out-of-state experts will team up with 23 Virginians to lead the discussions. They are John A. Parker, head of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina and Harold V. Miller, executive director of the Tennessee State Planning Commission.
All meetings will be held at the Monticello Hotel.
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Charlottesville, Virginia, Monticello Hotel
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May 22 23
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Several hundred Virginia citizens interested in better community planning will gather in Charlottesville for two days of discussion meetings on topics including preparing for industry, adopting subdivision and zoning ordinances, the changing economy of the South, and technical assistance for local planning, led by experts from Virginia and out-of-state.