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SURRY COUNTY County Administrator's Office P. O. Box 65 Terry D. Lewis 45 School Street County Administrator Surry, Virginia 23883 Telephone:(757)294-5 Fax: (757)294-5 August 25, 1998 Mr. James L. Eason, President Hampton Roads Partnership 430 World Trade Center Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Dear Mr. Eason: Please accept this letter as the formal request of Surry County for membership in the Hampton Roads Regional Partnership. As you know, Surry County was accepted as a member of the Hampton Roads Regional Planning District Commission. Because of the geographic and economic relationships and other communities of interest Surry shares with Hampton Roads localities, the county would also like to be a member of the Hampton Roads Partnership. Economically, Surry provides a number of this region's exceptionally well-paying jobs for workers who reside in Hampton Roads communities. Conversely, a number of Surry residents commute to jobs in Hampton Roads localities, however, many of them hold traditional low wage positions in the tourist related businesses of Hampton Roads. Although the majority of Surry work there are more Hampton Roads workers commuting to Surry for jobs than there are Surry workers who commute from Surry to jobs in Hampton Roads. Also, most of Surry County's shopping and entertainment dollars and taxes are spent in Hampton Roads communities since there are limited shopping or entertainment opportunities in Surry. Geographically, Surry shares boundaries with the Hampton Roads Partnership communities of James City, Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties. Development in the country is affected by activities in Hampton Roads more so than development in communities of the Crater Planning District Commission or the Richmond metro area. Transportation issues involving the improvement of Virginia Route 10, the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry, the improvement of U. S. Route 460 and long term planning for regional air service affect Surry and Surry has worked diligently with sister Hampton Roads communities toward improavement of these and other transportation facilities. We believe that Surry and the other communities of Hampton Roads can greatly benefit from Surry's participation with other Hampton Roads communities in strengthening the economy of this area. Jobs that are created in Surry certainly will benefit residents of other Hampton Roads communities since many of these jobs will in all likelihood be filled by in-commuters from Hampton Roads communities.