Economic Development

Nelson County Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Board of Supervisors Report

October 2008

Projects

• Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development Broadband Planning Grant – implementation assessment phase
• Creating regional brewery trail with Charlottesville/Albemarle
• Monticello Wine Trail marketing with Charlottesville/Albemarle and Orange County
• Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development Local Foods-Agri-business project
• Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War Committee
• 75^th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway Planning Committee
• Hosted annual VA Alcohol and Beverage Control Advisory Committee
• Working with Wintergreen Resort on marketing initiatives
• Selected to Host April 2009 Virginia Tourism Summit at Wintergreen Resort
• Coordinating JAUNT and Planning District Commission proposal for transportation for the Economic Development Authority
• Working with Dept. of Parks and Recreation on state Blueways Trail and state Fishing Trails

October Meetings

October 1 – brewery trail

October 1 – Hurricane Camille steering committee

October 2 – Eades Hollow distillery

October 2 – Economic Development Authority

October 3 – VA Economic Development Partnership

October 8 – Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development

October 8 – Broadband planning

October 9-10 – 75^th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway Planning Committee

October 14 – Wintergreen Resort marketing

October 14 – Charlottesville Chamber Legislative event

October 16 – Virginia Sportsman travel writer

October 17 – brewery trail

October 20 – brewery trail

October 23 – Virginia Capital Community event

October 23 – Small Business Development Center

October 23 – Broadband Planning Grant Management Team

October 23 – Blue Ridge Medical Center

October 24 – Virginia Alcohol and Beverage Control Advisory Committee

October 28 – Piedmont Workforce Network

October 30 – Wintergreen Resort marketing

October 31 – brewery trail

Montebello Fish Hatchery

1,119 visitors in September 2008

Tourism Statistics                     Fiscal

                October 2008        YTD 2009    October 2007   YTD 2008

Phone        620                                    2,451               659        1,949

Internet     325,444                  1,206,504        211,298              1,022,333

Walk In     1,082          1,082               1,384               1,384

Taxes        September 2008      YTD 2008       September 2007        YTD 2007   

Lodging    $26,384                  116,292                       44,278                         106,240

Meals        $39,871                  140,429                       49,218                         113,752