“Eventually, you’ll see companies that want to come out there and provide these amenities, and if they don’t change this, you can never get them,” Supervisor Kevin Carroll said ahead of the board’s unanimous vote last week.
The local nonprofit, which provides lodging and hospitality services to the families of hospitalized children, is underway on fundraising effort for a 50-room facility that would be built at 505 W. Leigh St.
The county’s proposed budget features funds to stand up a new tourism office and create small-area plans, alongside allocations for capital projects as well as school division and public safety spending.
After it closed on Broad Street several years ago, a homegrown skate shop has relaunched as a brick-and-mortar concept south of the river.
“This is not an agreement to go and develop whatever on the property. This is an agreement to bring back racing to the property,” the county EDA said.
With the bill defeated, sellers of smokable and edible CBD products will continue to be required to pay a $1,000 registration fee for each location they want to operate, whether they are brick-and-mortar stores or pop-up events.
Owner Patrick Weaver said the combination was inspired by his years living in Los Angeles, where he rekindled a passion for vinyl and developed an interest in coffee over meetups in the city’s cafes.
Thacker’s View, which is planned for 260 homes on a 139-acre site formerly occupied by events venue Celebrations at the Reservoir, got the green light from the county last night.
The new store would be more than 50% smaller than the next-door space the bookseller vacated in June after 20 years. It also wouldn’t have an on-site café.
State law requires that the licensees have at least 45% of their gross receipts per year come from food sales, which some argue is too difficult to comply with.
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