1990 Comprehensive Plan

APPENDIX

NOTE: This Appendix is not a part of the officially adopted Montgomery County Comprehensive Plan. However, it does contain valuable background information and will be updated on a regular basis as more current data becomes available.

POPULATION

Population Projections
Population, by Age 1980, 1990, 2000 (Graph)
Population Net Change 1980-1990 (Graph)

ECONOMY

Comparison of Real Estate Tax Base, Montgomery County and other Jurisdictions
Real Estate Tax Base
Sales Tax Distribution
Percentage of Sales Tax Distribution in the New River Valley

HOUSING

Housing Units (Graph)
Residential Activity 1980-1990 (Map)
Septic Drainfield Suitability (Map)

TRANSPORTATION

Labor Force Commuting Patterns - New River Valley (Map)

OTHER

Expansion Area (Map)
Participants of Five Ad Hoc Committees: 1990 Comprehensive Plan Revision
Previous Studies of Note
Future Issues Ballot

POPULATION

POPULATION PROJECTIONS

Historic population data is available every ten years from the U. S. Census. Future population projections are prepared by the Virginia Employment Commission (or by Virginia Department of Planning and Budget prior to 1990). State agencies are required to use these projections for planning purposes. The 1983 projections were used in the previous Montgomery County Comprehensive Plan (1983).

As shown in the table above, the State has been consistently reducing its 1990 and 2000 projections for Montgomery County. However, the preliminary figures available from the 1990 U. S. Census indicate that the year 1990 projections were low by over 3,000 people. Moreover, revised figures for the 1990 Census, when released, are expected to increase the Montgomery County count. This will further widen the State's under-projection. Hopefully, new State projections will be prepared in the next year or two to reflect what has been occurring in Montgomery County.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY POPULATION, BY AGE: 1980, 1990, AND 2000

POPULATION NET CHANGE 1980-1990

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ECONOMY

Comparison of Real Estate Tax Base, Montgomery County and other Jurisdictions

Real Estate Tax Base

The following chart illustrates the fair market value of land and the value of buildings and improvements in Montgomery County from 1980 to 1990. This information was obtained from real estate, summary reports generated annually by the County Assessor. For study purposes, the amounts have been rounded to the nearest million and have been percentaged.

According to the figures above, the County's assessed fair market value of land and value of buildings has increased almost yearly. However, while both values have increased, the percentage of land has decreased by five percentage points and the percentage of assessed value for buildings has increased by five percent. Since this shows an increase in buildings and a decrease of land, this reinforces that concept that Montgomery County is an urbanizing county.

This chart takes the fair market value of land use in the County and breaks it into three classifications: residential, commercial and industrial, and agricultural. These figures were also obtained from records prepared by the County Assessor. This information was not available prior to 1984.

This table illustrates the changing patterns of land use in Montgomery County. Over the last six years, the percentage of agricultural land has decreased three percentage points while the percentage of residential property has increased three percentage points. This shows a growing population being housed in Montgomery County. The chart also shows the commercial and industrial sector of the County as remaining stable. While the population in the County is growing, taxable industry and commercial development is not keeping up with this growth. This commercial and industrial figure however, does not take into account non-taxable employers such as Virginia Tech or the Radford Arsenal.

Sales Tax Distribution

Total of Sales Tax Distribution in the New River Valley

This chart shows the total of sales tax collected from localities in the New River Valley from 1979 through 1988. These totals have been percentaged for the New River Valley. This information was obtained from the Department of Taxation Annual Reports.

Sales Tax Collected (in millions)

This chart illustrates the increase in sales tax collected in the New River Valley. While each locality shows an increase in taxes collected, Montgomery County's increase is the most dramatic. To help in the interpretations of these totals, they have been percentaged. This is shown on the next page.

Percentage of Sales Tax Distribution in the New River Valley

This chart shows the percent of sales tax collected from localities in the New River Valley from 1979 through 1988. This information was obtained from the Department of Taxation Annual Reports.

This chart illustrates the percent increase of sales tax collected in Montgomery County and the decrease of collected sales tax in other localities of the New River Valley. This shows Montgomery County as the dominate commercial market in the New River Valley. This percentage will likely continue to increase as property along Rt 460 continues to be developed.

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Bikeways	Economy
Larry Alexander Jennifer Barber Dan Brugh Tim Cox Dennis Dove Bill Ellenbogen Ian Gibson Ken Martin Tommy Myers Art Price Rudy Rash Aaron Samll Davis Wildman	Orrin Arvold George Bell Michael Chriswan Christ Dove Elaine Echols Doug Eckel Mary Fessler George Gray Ann Hess Bill Himes Thomas Johnson Edwin Keith Jack Lewis	Larry Linkous Scott Malbon Jim Martin Sharon McCoy James Moore Don Moore Harry Neumann Lisa Pittman Ray Smoot Jim Sorenson Joel Williams Stephanie Willoughby
Environment
Scott Askew John Barnes Larry Bechtel Bob Blanton Phil Blevins Carol Bousquet A.B. Broyles Jeff Buchanan Pete Castelli Christ Dove Dennis Dove Gary Elander	Bill Ellenbogen Joe Gorman Tommy Greene Dave Hatfield Nancy Hurst Henry Jablonski Delbert Jones Johanna Jones Edwin Keith Waldo Kernes Ira Long Robert Miller	Michael Murphy Todd Solbert Jim Sorenson Richard Sullivan Meredith Teilhet Alexis Van-L Maas Hugo Veit Laura Via Steve Via John Wampler Laurie Wampler Gibson Worsham
Housing
Nancy Alderman Barbara Balsamo James Chenault Betty Dunn Tariq Durrani Bob Dyck Nancy Gray Ann Hess Homer Hurst Bettye Jarrett Carol Johnson Joe Jones Edwin Keith Jeffrey London	Jim Lucas Patricia Meadow Jay Napier Joanne Palmer Don Rainey Thomas Roberts Bob Rogers Jim Shotts John Simon Terry Smosz Todd Solbert Lonnie Weddle Malvin Wells
Transportation
Dean Allen Ken Anderson Orrin Arvold Frank Ashley Richard Bohlin Richard Brown Dan Brugh Joseph Draper David Ford Tom Howze Roger Hunt Alvah Hylton Delbert Jones	Johanna Jones Edwin Keith William Kenny John Kromhout Robert Litschert Don Rainey Rudy Rash David Reemsnyder Jeff Sowder Louis Tribble Phillip Trussell Neil Turner

PREVIOUS STUDIES OF NOTE

ENVIRONMENT

• Montgomery County Reconnaissance Level Survey (historic preservation) (1986)
• Prehistoric and Historic Resources of Montgomery County (1988)
• Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) in Montgomery County (1984)
• Montgomery County Solid Waste Management and Recycling Report (1989)
• Montgomery County LESA: Mapping of Agricultural Soils (1989)

WATER & SEWER

• County-wide Study Water and Wastewater Facilities Montgomery County (October, 1986)

TRANSPORTATION

• VDOT 460 Corridor Study (March, 1990)

HOUSING

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Montgomery County Community Certification Program Reports (1988)
• Route 460/114 Corridor Development Plans & Standards (October, 1988)

COMMUNITY FACILITIES

• Montgomery County Space Needs Study (December, 1988)
• Feasibility Study for Improving County Health Department Facilities (May, 1988)
• Feasibility Study for Blacksburg Area Branch Library (January, 1988)
• Montgomery County Capital Improvements Program (CIP) (prepared annually)

NEIGHBORHOOD & SPECIAL INTEREST PLANS

• Blacksburg Price's Fork Corridor Study (1988)

FUTURE ISSUES BALLOT

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