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Clerk-Treasurer <br />CATHERINE MILLER <br />804-432-8153 <br /> <br />Director of Public Works <br />ROBERT H. HANSON <br />804-432-9515 <br /> <br />TOWN OF CHATHAM <br /> <br />Octobcr 30, 2001 <br /> <br /> Mayor <br />L. ELTON PRUITT <br /> <br />Town Council <br />JOHN W. ADKINS Ill <br />WILUAM P. BLACK <br />ALVIN R. CRIDER <br />M. JAYNE DePAULC <br />ROBERT HURT <br />KENYON G. SCOW <br /> <br />Wost Piczlmont Planning Distriot <br />ARc'o: Bob Dowd <br />P.O. Box 5268 <br />Marlinsvillo, Va. 24563 <br /> <br />De, ar Bob, <br /> <br />Our office has received information of grcat conccm to us and I am suro will bo of cqual <br />conccm to you and most Vhginimm. <br /> <br />On Thursday, October 25, 2001, the Man~~ Housing Subgroup of tho Homing <br />Study Commission voted 8-3 to rcconm~cnd a revision of tho Virginia Code to ~uirc <br />localitics to permit tho placcmcnt of doublc-wido mobile homcs in any zoning district. I <br />undcrstand that tho outcomo was not surprizing, givcn tho fact that tho Commission was <br />dominatod by tho mobilo homo lobby. This logislation would precmpt local zoning <br />ordinances and erode a locality's ability to make its own land use decisions. <br /> <br />In view of our own efforts to promote thc historic history and bcauty of tho Town of <br />Chaflmm, this would bca disaster. Wc have r~ccntly bccn.p~ on tho National and <br />Statc r~gistcr of historic districts and must pfotcct thcsc arcas as well as thc other <br />rcsid~ntial arcas of thc town. Thc Town's of Gretna and Hurt as well as o~-x residential <br />arcas in thc County nccd this protcction as wclL <br /> <br />Whilo wo rccognizc that moblo homos do havc a place in housing, wc do not foci that <br />they should bo placcd within thc Town of Chatham or any other arca lhat is zoncd <br />othcrwisc. Wc maintain that Iocalitics should rctain thc fight of making its own land <br /> <br />Wc will apprcciato your cfforts to assist us in this matter and all matters of conccm to our <br />communitios, our District and thc State of Virginia. <br /> <br />Treasurcr/(~l~k' of CoUncil <br /> <br />POST OFFICE DRAWER 370 FAX: 804-432-4817 CHATHAM, VIRGINIA 24531 <br /> <br /> <br />