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Opportunity Winchester Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

21 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 07/11. Last revised 03/18.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers. 

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

EXTENT: 0.21 linear feet.

CREATOR: Opportunity Winchester Committee

DATES: 2002-2005

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains the 2005 report of the Opportunity Winchester Committee.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL:  The Opportunity Winchester Committee was created by the City Council in 2002 to address a variety of needs concerning Winchester. After meeting for three years and receiving input from the community, it reported in 2005 a variety of recommendations, and statistics for improving conditions within Winchester. 

RELATED MATERIAL: 2020 Vision Project Records, 1235 THL 

CITE AS: Opportunity Winchester Collection, 21 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA 

ORGANIZATION

BOX 1 

Table of Contents and Chapter 1 -- Executive Summary/Action Plan, 5 leaves, printed 

Chapter 2 – Introduction, 7 leaves, printed 

Chapter 3 – Downtown Winchester, 4 leaves, printed 

Chapter 4 – Housing in the Community, 7 leaves, printed 

Chapter 5 – Recreation/Entertainment, 4 leaves printed 

Chapter 6 – Safety and Crime, 5 leaves, printed 

Chapter 7 – Transportation/Roads, 4 leaves, printed 

Chapter 8 – Youth Needs, 7 leaves, printed 

Chapter 9 – Appendices, 14 leaves, 13 pages, printed 

Chapter 10 – Community Assessment, 1 leaf, 49 pages, printed 

Opportunity Winchester Report – 1 CD, June 2005 

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org