New Petersburg city manager: 'I see the future. I see the vision for this place'

CITY MANAGER SAYS TC12:14:24 "LOOK AT THESEBEAUTIFUL HOMES RIGHT HERE, LOOKAT THAT.".HE'S ONE MONTH INTO HIS NEWJOB..SOT: STUART TURILLE, PETERSBURGCITY MANAGER SS AYTC 10:45:57"STUART TURILLE." SOT: STUARTTURILLE,PETERSBURG CITY MANAGER SAYS TC10:46:05 "CITY MANAGER OFPETERSBURG VIRGINIA." .BORN ININGLEWDOO NEW JERSEY.

HIS FAMILYMOVED TOVIRGINIA WHEN HE WAS JUST FIVEYEARS OLD.

SOT: STUARTTURILLE, PETERSBURG CITY MANAGERSAYS TC 10:51:12 "I'M A NATIVEVIRGINIAN, I'M FROM LYNCHBURGAND I HAVE A BIAS TO THESE OLDVIRGINIA HISTORICAL TOWNS THATHAVE IT'S ROOTS INHISTORY." .

WHILE NOT FOCUSEDSOLELY ON THE PAST..SOT: STUART TURILLE, PETERSBURGCITY MANAGER SAYS TC 12:15:17 "ISEE THE FUTURE, I SEE THE VISIONFOR THE PLACE."TURILLE DOES UNDERSTA NDTHESIGNIFICANT ROLE PETERSBURGPLAYED IN U-S HISTORY..SOT: STUART TURILLE,PETERSBURG CITY MANAGER SAYS TC21:06:13 "THIS COMMUNITY LOVESIT'S HISTORY, PRESERVES ANDPROTECTS IT, LOOK AT THEWONDERFUL ARCHITECTUREHERE, DATING BACK 2-HUNDREDYEARS.".INCLUDING HERE ON POCAHONTASISLAND.

SOT: STUART TURILLE,PETERSBURG CITY MANAGER SAYS TC12:42:39 "YOU CAN SEE FROM THESIGN, OLDEST BLACK COMMUNITYIN THE UNITED STATES.HAD THELARGEST FREE BLACK POPULATIONPRE CIVIL WAR.THAT'S SOMETHING TO BECELEBRATED,THAT'S SOMETHING ONLY WE HAVE."THE NEW CITY MANAGER ALSOCOMES TO TOWN KNOWING WELL THEPROBLEMS THAT HAVE PLAGUED CITYHALL IN THE NOT-SO-DISTANT-PAST.

INCLUDING THEFINANCIAL CRISIS..UTILITY BILL PROBLEMS. ANDMORE RECENTLY.

SOT: STUARTTURILLE, PETERSBURG CITY MANAGERSAYS TC11:38:21 "IN A SENSE, IT WAS APILOTPR OGRAM AND IT WASSUCCESSFUL, BROUGHT PEOPLE DOWN,PRIMARILY ON THEWEEKENDS." SHOW CELL PHONEVIDEO ..THE CONTROVERSY OFMOVING.

SOT: KATHLEEN MCKAY,OWNER ALIBI'S RESTAURANT SAYSTC 21:03:00 "THE SAD PART IS,IF IT GOES DOWN THERE, THE ODDSOF IT BEING UTILIZED ARE SLIM TONONE.".OR RE-MOVING MARKET SQUARE.

THEDECISION NOW MADE TO REMOVETHE SQUARE AND RE-OPEN THATPORTION OF SYCAMORE STREET.

ONAUGUST 9TH.

SOT: STUARTTURILLE, PETERSBURG CITY NAMAGERSAYS TC 11:41:35 "I SEE THEPOTENTIAL FOR THIS, IT JUSTNEEDS TO BE DONEIN THE RIGHT WAY.

WITH THE RIGHTDESIGN, A MASTER PLAN, THAT WECANALL HAVE OUR VISION CONSIDEREDAND INTEGRATED INTOTHE AN PLAND THEN WE BUILD IT."IT'S NOT JUST LDO TOWNE BUT ALLOFDOWNTOWN TURILLE SEE'S AS AUNIQUE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.SOT: STUART TURIE,LL PETERSBURGCITY MANAGER SAYS TC 12:15:56 "IMEAN IT, THE OLD TOWNE,DOWNTOWN IS GOING TO BE THECENTER POINT OF ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT.THAT'S WERE THINGS ARE GOING TOHAPPEN..THAT'SWHERE ALL E THVITALITY ANDVIBRANCY WILL EMULATE FROMTHERE." BUTT BITES SOT:STUART TURILLE, PETERSBURG CITYMANAGER SAYS TC 10:49:50ISH"THERE'S A WHOLEMOVEMENT NOW, CALLED URBANINFILL, SO YOU'RE SEEING A LOTOFURBANITES WANT TO LIVE IN THEDOTOWNWN.IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENTDYNAMIC, IT'S VERY EXCITING.WHICHIS WHAT ATTRACTED ME TO BEHERE.".ANOTHER ITEM ON HIS BUCKETLIST.

INFRASTRUCTURE ..SOT: STUART TURILLE, PETERSBURGCITY MANAGER SAYS TC 12:47:10"FRANKLY THE CITY WASFOUNDED HUNDRED'S OF YEARS AGO.THE NFIRASTRUCTUREWAS LAID AT THE FOUNDING OF THECITY, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TOUPGRADE THAT ANMD AKE IT, TAKEITFROM ITS ANTIQUATED FORM INTO AMORE MODERN CAPACITY." NAT:CHIEF TRAVIS CHRISTIAN,PETERSBURG POLICE SAYS TC20:52:54 "THE NORMAL FLOW OFTRAFFIC, THAT HASN'T CHANGED ATALL." TURILLE IS MEETING WITHDEPARTMENT HEADS.

TRYING TO FASTTRACK THE LEARNING CURVE OFMOVING TO A NEW CITY.

NAT: CHIEFTRAVIS CHRISTIAN, PETERSBURGPOLICE SAYS TC 20:53:08 "I DON'TTHINK SPEEDING ISYOUR PROBLEM." .BUT THE CITYMANAGER INSISTS ON A HANDS ONAPPROACH WHEN LEARNING ABOUT THECOMMUNITY.T:SO STUART TURILLE, PETERSBURGCITY MANAGER SAYS TC 21:05:09 "ISEEK 1ST HAND INFORMATIONFROM THE CITIZENS, I WA NTTOKNOW WHAT THEY THINK." .ANDDEALING WITH THE PUBLICWILL SOON INCLUDE.

SOT: STUARTTURILL PE,ETERSBURG CITY MANAGERSAYS TC 12:43:43 "TO START APUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPCALLED , THAT THE HISTORY HERE,THE HOMES CANNOT BE ALLOWED TODETERIORATE, NOT ONE MOREHISTORIC HOME OR STRUCTURE TOCOME WNDO." WAYNE'S ON CAMERATAGSTUART TURILLE COMES TOPETERSBURG WITH A STRONGBACKGROUND IN ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT...HE TELLS ME HE/SBACKGROUND IN ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT...HE TELLS ME HE/SCONFIDENT ABOUT THE CITY'SFUTURE..WHICH HE BELIEVES WILLINCLUDE A RESTORED CONNECTION TOTHE APPOMATTOX RIVER.

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