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

DATE: SATURDAY, October 29, 1994                   TAG: 9410310060
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: MANASSAS                                LENGTH: Short


JILTED COUNTY SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT

Prince William County officials are not taking Walt Disney Co.'s abrupt departure sitting down.

County Executive James Mullen said the Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution asking the entertainment giant to fork over $489,000 in zoning, legal and planning costs spent in anticipation of the construction of a theme park near Haymarket.

Mullen said Disney's Sept. 28 abandonment of the site violated the pledge of a ``partnership'' between the county and Disney executives. The resolution says, ``Disney bears a moral responsibility to reimburse the county.''

- Associated Press



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