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2010 RRRC Living Towns: Town of Culpeper
"Capitalizing
on the Arts, Recreation & Area Assets"
Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Culpeper Depot Conference Center
113 South Commerce Street
Culpeper, VA
8:30 am to 3:30 pm
The eighth annual RRRC Living Towns Planning
Workshop, held this year in the beautiful and historic Town of Culpeper
was yet another information-packed and well-attended proceeding. The
theme of this year's workshop, Capitalizing on Arts, Recreation and
Area Assets, featured three dynamic panels of speakers on topics ranging
from outdoor recreation to arts councils and downtown revitalization.
Workshop attendees left with valuable insights into community development
and planning practices. Our thanks to all of the attendees and moderators
for a most enjoyable and informative day!
But most of all, our thanks to the following
for their first-rate presentations and invaluable insights:
Workshop
Brochure | Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
William M. Yowell, Vice-Mayor, Town of Culpeper
Jeffrey Walker, AICP, RRRC Executive Director
Panel #1
Moderator: Beth Burns, Director
of Tourism, Culpeper, VA
Greg Kelly, Town Manager, Town of Abingdon, VA | Presentation
David Brickley, Attorney and Former Director of VA DCR | Presentation
Jennifer Wampler, Trails Coordinator, VA DCR | Presentation
| Video
Panel #2
Moderator: Jim Charapich, President/CEO, Culpeper Chamer
of Commerce
Theresa Cameron, Director of Membership, Americans for the Arts
| Presentation
Mary Beth Augnier, General Manager, Paramount Theater
Susan Jennings, Arts & Culture Coordinator, City of Roanoke,
VA Department of Economic Development | Presentation
Panel #3
Moderator: Patrick Mulhern, AICP, Planning & Community
Development Director, Town of Culpeper, VA
Maggie Guggenheimer, Executive Director, Piedmont Council for the
Arts
Gregory Vose, Sculptor and President, McGuffey Arts Center
Carrie Beach, Urban Planner, Department of Planning & Zoning,
City of Alexandria, VA | Presentation
Tom Carr, AICP, Director of Planning, Building & Development,
City of Roanoke, VA | Presentation
Wrap-Up
John J. "Butch" Davies, III, Member, Davies, Barrell,
Will, Llewellyn & Edwards, PLC
Note: All files are in .pdf format.
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| Above:
The Culpeper Depot, site of the 2010 RRRC Living Towns Planning Workshop |
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Inside the Culpeper Depot |
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The first morning panel: Recreation, Tourism & Area Identity |
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The second morning panel: Creative Community & Economic Development |
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| Above:
RRRC Executive Director Jeff Walker with Beth Burns, Culpeper Director
of Tourism |
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RRRC Commissioner Bob Gurtler |
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Lunchtime walking tour of the Town of Culpeper |
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Workshop attendees at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church |
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The afternoon panel: Planner's Tool Box |
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John J. "Butch" Davies, III provided a wrap-up to the workshop |
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Post-workshop reception at the historic State Theatre |
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