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Visitor's
Center, Library, Museum, and Town Offices -
In 2003, the new Mount Jackson Visitor's Center was dedicated.
The structure houses the 1584 square foot Visitor's
Center as wall as the Town administrative offices, police department,
Town museum, Town library and meeting rooms.
This building is truly a community building. Opening in 2003, two-thirds
of the building was funded by community donations and state/federal
grants. It serves all ages of the public for a wide variety of activities
ranging from evening meeting rooms for community groups, museum tours
and programs, and library programs of all sorts.
Downtown Housing
Project -
The Town received an $800,000 Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community
Development. The project rehabilitate 14 apartment units in 7 properties; produced 12 new apartment
units in 6 properties through adaptive reuse of existing spaces and restored
the facade on each participating property.
The project provides affordable rental housing, while furthering downtown economic development
by increasing property owners' return on investment and improving the
appearance of the buildings.
Water System Improvements
and Wastewater Treatment Plant -
In 2001 the water system was expanded by adding two new 500,000 gallon water storage
tanks and a system of pipes to interconnect these tanks. These improvements improved fire protection and water pressure throughout the Town.
Construction of a new state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant will be finished by the end of 2008. The
new plant meets state requirements that protect the environment and the
waterways and will treat 700,000 gallons per day.
Photos
courtesy of Bernie Boston/Bryce Mountain Courier
Visitor's Center
Park -
In 2005, a citizen's committee began designing the Visitor's Center Park
to be located just north of the Town Hall, a part of the Visitor's Center/Town
Hall project. The plan calls for a gazebo that will serve
as a stage for performances, a winding pathway through the site with benches,
utility pedestals, and a Memorial Park area at the north end of the triangle.
Construction is now underway.
Veterans Park -
Plans have been appproved for a park to be located
on the old town office site. It will be of fairly simple design
to allow for a view into the Union Cemetery. There will be three
flag poles, plaques commemorating each branch of the Armed Forces, and
a plaque commemorating the veterans of all wars.
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