THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, October 14, 1996              TAG: 9610120019
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A8   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   20 lines

LET'S SUPPORT CHESAPEAKE CENTER

It was inevitable that Chesapeake's Civic and Conference Center would receive negative public comments and publicity.

There are many public benefits associated with the proposed convention center; however, the city's governance structure failed to add legitimacy to the process by the manner in which the decisions for building and funding were made. Some residents believe that there was a failure to assure that different points of view were aired, considered, challenged and revised.

Now that the contract has been signed to build and lease the Conference Center, it is time to focus on the benefits that Chesapeake stands to gain.

JEANNE REPORTER

Chesapeake, Oct. 7, 1996 by CNB