TOWN COUNCIL:
‘Our Town’ Project, Community Trail, Old School on Thursday

Cape Charles Wave

December 11, 2012

Cape Charles Town Council meets 6 p.m. Thursday, December 13, at St. Charles Parish Hall. Agenda items include the “Our Town” Project, the Community Trail — Phase 2, the new library, healthcare facilities negotiations,and the old school plans.

The economic impact of the Tall Ships at Cape Charles Festival last June will be presented by Joan Prescott of Eastern Shore Virginia Festivals, Inc.

David Shulte from the Eastern Shore Tourism Commission will report on the impact of tourism and festivals on the economy of Cape Charles and environs. Handouts for their reports are available with the meeting agenda.

The Our Town Project is moving forward with plans for a tourism website called “Cape Charles by the Bay . . . Harbor for the Arts” that is being spearheaded by Art Enter and the Cape Charles B&B Association. The competitive procurement received 26 proposals which has been narrowed down to 5 finalists. The new website should be operational by March.

New business will include: reappointment of Board of Zoning Appeals, Wireless Boardband Request for Proposals, South Port Investors recommendation from the Planning Commission, Foreign Trade Zone information, Governor’s Designation of Additional Holiday on December 26, Cape Charles Christian School Tax Exemption Status Request, and Shore Bank State/Municipal Certificate Renewal.

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The usual allocation of three minutes per person will be provided for public comments. A new agenda item will allow time for comments by the mayor and members of Council at the end of the meeting just prior to the announcements and adjournment.

The complete information packet is available at http://www.capecharles.org/documents/20121213TCAgendaPacketPart1.pdf (part 1) and http://www.capecharles.org/documents/20121213TCAgendaPacketPart2.pdf (part 2).