
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, March 27, 1990                   TAG: 9003270238
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

MONTGOMERY BUYS LAND IN CHRISTIANSBURG

Montgomery County will buy a large tract of land that includes several downtown businesses for $565,000, county supervisors decided Monday night.

The county will use the land for offices and parking. The area is bounded by the county courthouse, First Street, Pepper Street and Main Street and includes a number of established businesses.

The businesses with storefronts on Main Street include Angle's Supermarket, Angle Florist, several clothing stores, three law offices, a barbershop and a beauty salon.

The purchase is another indication that downtown Christiansburg, once a retail hub for the county, is fast becoming a government center instead.

In January, the town of Christiansburg paid $320,000 for three buildings across Main Street from the county's new land. The town intends to raze them and use the space for parking and a possible expansion of Town Hall.

- New River Valley bureau

by CNB