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most of the change will be good, he said.
Predicting that the area would change eventually anyway, Rutherford said this would likely be one of the best things that could happen.
“There are relatively few agents (of change) that will do as good a job,” he said.
“They’re good neighbors,” he said. “I think you’re in for a remarkably good time.”
A resort tax on stays of fewer than 180 days has yielded fantastic benefits for the Orlando area, funding such high-price items as a convention center, stadium and an arena, Rutherford said.
That tax has been a “jackpot of free money,” he said. “We have all sorts of amenities thanks to travelers.”
Increased tourism benefited more than just Orlando, he said, and included areas like Florida’s beaches, two or more hours away by car.
The ripple effect — which could be bad as well as good — is exactly what Prince William and neighbors are now attempting to assess.
A1 Goldsmith, Director of Community Development for Fauquier County, said,“I don’t know exactly what these impacts are going to be. I’m sure some will be good and some not so good.
“ Certainly in terms of the regional economy we could see it spin off and increase employment and job opportunities in Fauquier County. It obviously would have impacts on traffic and it would impact regional air quality. We need to look carefully into it. It’s exciting.”
Loudoun County has on file planning documents to help direct growth in an orderly way, based on expectations of where the growth
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