Economic Development

Nelson County Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Board of Supervisors Report

October 2009                                                                       

Projects

• Assisting with 2010 anniversary of the Virginia Scenic Rivers program
• Working with Artisan Center of Virginia on a community trail network
• Hosted Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail 5^th anniversary celebration – September 25, 2009
• Redesigning tourism brochure and website
• Submitted Broadband grant application for federal stimulus funds
• Working with the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission on regional broadband grant application
• Coordinating tourism program for Lynchburg – DC TransDominion Express with regional partners
• Assisting with Crozet Tunnel project
• Assisting with Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival- August 21, 2010
• Visitors Center is Passport site for Virginia is for Lovers Motorcycle Grand Tour
• Blue Ridge Parkway 75^th anniversary celebration coordinator
• Shenandoah National Park 75^th anniversary celebration coordinator

• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services local rural economic development directors committee
• Coordinating Afton Greenwood historic district
• Implementing regional brewery trail – Brew Ridge Trail

• Assisting with Buy Local projects with Economic Development Authority
• Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War Committee
• Working with Wintergreen Resort on marketing initiatives

September Meetings

September 3 – Regional Broadband project

September 3 – Economic Development Authority

September 10 – Brew Ridge Trail

September 14 – Albemarle Community Development

September 15 – Dept. of Games and Inland Fishery

September 15 – Lovingston Farmers Market

September 16 – Aritisan Trail Network

September 16 – Nelson County Bike Festival

September 22 – Bill Bolling luncheon

September 23 – VA Economic Development Partnership

September 24 – Wintergreen Resort marketing

September 25 – Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail 5^th anniversary celebration

September 25 – Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services local rural economic development

September 28-29 – VA Tourism Corporation conference

September 30 – TransDominion Express Launch

Montebello Fish Hatchery

 673 visitors in September 2009

Tourism Statistics                                 Fiscal

                        September 2009           YTD 2010       September 2008           YTD 2009

Phone                          422                              1,600               556                              1,831

Internet            310,009                                   924,141                       288,111                                   881,060

Walk In            1,007                           3,738               846                              3,058

Taxes               August 2009                            YTD 2009       August 2008                YTD 2008  

Lodging            $28,357                      61,422             40,605             89,908

Meals                $46,961                      100,595                       45,538             100,558