Recently at a conference held at a local restaurant I posted a question to the group of 100.
How many of you are visiting Colonial Beach for the first time and needed directions here?
One third raided their hands. The participants were from Charles County and the Town of Indianhead in Maryland
and King George County and the Town of Colonial Beach in Virginia.
That is why we refer to our town as the best kept secret in the Metropolitan Washington Region.
That is changing with the expansion of Dahlgren Naval Research Center as a result of military base closings, with the remnants
moving to Virginia, especially to Dahlgren. Also, just outside of the base is an explosion of civilian development on Rt 301.
Our town is receiving inquires about housing and support services by the newly assigned civilian personnel in Dahlgren.
Those who wander upon Colonial Beach are eager to move their families here and commute to the base twelve miles north.
The town staff and the Chamber of Commerce are developing programs to attract these newcomers. Realtors have already witnessed an interest in the town.
When the economy returns to normal, this expansion is expected to increase, improvements are under way for growth.
The Corps of Engineers has expanded our sandy beach. The town is developing a revitalization program with the federal government for
improvements on the boardwalk, Colonial Avenue and Washington Avenue, the business area of the beach. This program is
moving forward. Businesses are expanding, a sign of prosperity. The Art Guild and other groups are gaining support from the locals, a sign of progress.
The Town government is simplifying procedures for housing and business expansion with a reduction of business taxes and the improvements
of public relations. The many natural attractions are omnipresent. The Town has the second longest beach in Virginia, second only to Virginia Beach.
The Alexander Graham Bell House, situated on Irving Avenue is now a bed and breakfast facility. There are many such facilities as well as a developing cottage industry.
A short distance south of town is the birth place of James Monroe, our fifth president, continuing south is the birth place of
George Washington and the home of Robert E. Lee.
Colonial Beach is a place to visit, a place to ponder a second home, or a place to plan your retirement. There are many place of interest to visit, wineries, the berry farm,
Westmoreland State Park, and others.
Come visit with us and let the magnetism of the town on the Potomac do the rest.
Frederick C. Rummage, Mayor
Town of Colonial Beach
January 1, 2012
The 2012 Chamber Members
Welcome you!
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