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Committee advances bill allowing Virginia Recreation Facilities Authority to dissolve so Roanoke County can assume Explorer Park
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to report a bill that would authorize the Virginia Recreation Facilities Authority to dissolve and allow Roanoke County to assume ownership and operation of Explorer Park; DCR supported the transfer and Roanoke County representatives described about $8 million in local investments.
Senate Bill 796, presented in the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, would authorize the Virginia Recreation Facilities Authority (VRFA) to dissolve and allow localities to assume ownership of a park project known as Explorer Park along the Roanoke River.
The bill's sponsor told the committee that the VRFA — created in 1986 to develop the park…
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