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<br />..~ <br />-"~ . <br /> <br />February 14, 2006 <br /> <br />Resolution. After questions by Council, Council Member Ferrill moved to adopt <br /> <br />the following Resolution; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the <br /> <br />following vote, all members voting: Vote: 4-0. Yeas: (4) Cobbe, Reynolds, <br /> <br />Ferrill, Clark. Nays: (0) None. Absent: (1) - Roop. <br /> <br />Resolution Calling for <br />Virginia Tourism Corporation's Official Recognition <br />Of A <br />Southern Virginia Region <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia IS divided into 8 regIOns recognized by the Virginia <br />Tourism Corporation; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, currently the area of Southern Virginia is included in the Virginia Tourism Corporation's <br />Central Region, which includes counties as far north as Madison, Greene and Orange, counties as far west <br />as Henry and as far east as Southampton; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this is the largest region in the Commonwealth of Virginia that is recognized by the <br />Tourism Corporation, containing over thirty counties; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the other regions recognized, excluding the central region, have two as the minimum <br />number of counties and twelve as the maximum number of counties; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Virginia Tourism Corporation has a separate section for each region in the Virginia is <br />for Lovers Travel guide that is the official tourism publication for the state; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Virginia Tourism Corporation has the same regions broken down on the Virginia <br />Tourism Corporation Website; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the counties and cities of Southern Virginia do not have equal editorial information in the <br />travel guide and on the website, because of the large size of the Central Region; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the counties and cities of Southern Virginia are trying to increase the numbers of tourists <br />and travelers to help the already economically and financially distressed area; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, having a smaller, separately recognized Southern Region will be of major benefit and <br />importance to the work of tourism and economic development organizations, businesses, and local <br />governments in the Southern area of Virginia; now therefore <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED that the Martinsville City Council, in regular session assembled February 14,2006, <br />unanimously supports the creation by the Virginia Tourism Corporation of a recognized Southern Region <br />as proposed; and <br />