Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, January 23, 1995 TAG: 9501250002
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: CATHRYN MCCUE
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The Coalition for the Blue Ridge Parkway - a nonprofit, bi-state organization - will hold an informational meeting Wednesday to discuss how land along the skinny national park can be developed in ways that blend in with the rural Appalachian landscape.
The public is invited to the free meeting, between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Vinton War Memorial. Carlton Abbott, a renowned architect whose father helped design the Parkway, will speak about the unique character of the highway, and how building materials and architectural and landscape design can help obscure development's visual impact.
The developers have offered their parcels to be used as examples for innovative designs in a workshop later in the week between the developers, parkway officials and professional landscape architects. The workshop is closed to the public.
A reminder
Come get an update on what's cooking in the General Assembly on the natural-resources front. The Roanoke River Group of the Sierra Club and the Blue Ridge Environmental Network are sponsoring a program with Terri Cofer on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in the Science Museum, fifth floor of Center in the Square in downtown Roanoke.
Cofer, executive director of the Virginia Conservation Network, will present details on a variety of bills affecting public health and the environment. Cofer will also explain how to contact key legislators to express your opinion.
Contact Wayne Allen for more information: 985-2401 (w) or 489-7209 (h).
Cleaner water for the Maury
Bontex Inc., formerly known as Georgia Bonded Fibers in Buena Vista, plans to build a new wastewater treatment system to limit pollution . . .
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