Retreat Planning

(1/2023, bes)

What if i bought a piece of property within 30 min of both Radford University and VA Tech, ie. in the New River Valley, and developed it into a retreat center. My definition of a retreat center is a place where 4-40 people could gather for 2-8 hours (am or pm)  to discuss "business." Longer meetings would require a catered lunch or dinner. This of course could also be used for church gatherings, workshops, private parties, family gatherings, weddings, etc. but the main business would focus on university departments having retreats on this property. As a faculty member, my department is given the option to have a retreat (overnight) every few years to focus our attention on our departmental operations and when done off-campus, we have a much greater ability to focus.

You will see attached to this email a survey of 258 acres ~5 miles north of Dublin. I also included a screenshot from Google Earth to orientate you. If i am reading the survey correctly, this property spans a hill crest, with land looking towards Dublin, as well as land looking away from Dublin. This property can also be found on zillow. [1]

Question:

1) How many other venues like this exist in the area? ie. generally focusing on Weddings.

2) Does VA tech or Radford U have faculty retreats? maybe a news story of two?

Sturctures

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