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Planning Districts
[ Proposed for State
'I Through a series*’ of public ^ hearings to be held throughout * Virginia, citizens will be given
an opportunity to express their 1 views on the planning (listru ts 1 being proposed by the Division 1 of State Planning and (\»iu
niunity Affairs
Set in motion by the passage of the Virginia Area Develop
merit Act at the HKvM session
of the General Assemble the
planning district concept v*. ill
group cities and counties into
22 districts to encourage n 1 gional planning efforts
T Edward Temple, director I of the Division of State PlanM ning and Conirnunitv Affairs ’ I said the areas had been . t ,h
liahed following a dud-, d ex * I Isting planning units meetings 1 with citizens in every locality * of the State- and discussions ■, with a number of officials of
State and Federal agent lea , who work with local govern ’ ments I A series of public hearings
will be held beginning in mid 1 February to obtain expressions 1: of opinion from the public | concerning the proponed plan ’ ning districts * | Temple said In- is hopeful
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