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Lynchburg council backs boundary amendments to two enterprise zones to focus incentives on developable parcels

Lynchburg City Council · October 29, 2025
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Summary

Council adopted a resolution to submit boundary amendments for Enterprise Zones 2 and 46 to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, removing ineligible public parcels and adding private, developable parcels to better align incentives with economic development goals.

Lynchburg City Council on a voice vote voted to adopt a resolution authorizing staff to submit amendments to the city's Enterprise Zone boundaries for Zones 2 and 46.

Marjette Upsher, director of Economic Development and Tourism, told the council the changes are the result of "several years of analysis to ensure the zones remain aligned with our economic development goals and state program…

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