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CENTER OF TOWN UPDATE
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PURPOSE:
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Provide Council potential operational use options for the historic bank building at 200 Dominion and various area plan ideas for the entire Center of Town area that range from modest improvements to more transformational.
KEY QUESTIONS:
If the purpose of the work session is for directional feedback or for a decision, include no more than three questions. Each question should be no longer than one sentence.
Council should provide preliminary feedback on the information provided.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
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October 7-8th, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) came to the Town of Vienna to evaluate 1) what operational uses for the historic bank building might be if the Town were to purchase it; and 2) what a range of improvements to the Center of Town might be from modest to transformational. There is not an immediate need to finalize a decision on either one of these questions, but it should help inform the Council’s decision of if they move forward with property acquisition of 125 Church Street (Stilts Building) for a NOVA Parks operated W&OD Visitor Center and 200 Dominion Rd (Bank Building), using primarily state and federal funds, for future uses to enhance the overall goal of improving the center of town that surrounds the W&OD Trail.
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SUMMARY/STAFF IMPRESSIONS:
ULI has provided a range of options that are both impressive and fiscally prudent. The Center of Town range of options inspire a phased approach to capital improvements surrounding the Town Green and W&OD Trail, while the Bank Building uses provide a range of options that are all either operationally revenue neutral to positive. We believe this sets the groundwork to ou...
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