What's New

Investments in the Region

The CSPDC has been successful in leveraging funds from State and Federal grants to assist member localities achieve their goals and objectives, as well as, regional goals and objectives. From FY08 through FY10, more than $27 million has been invested in the district in the form of grants and loans to assist member localities in the areas of environmental and disaster mitigation, housing, economic development, transportation, and public infrastructure. Click here to view graphs/charts that depict the new investments in the region by area and program area.

Anatomy of a Disaster Workshop Scheduled

As part of its National Preparedness Month activities, Shenandoah Valley Project Impact will be offering the workshop, "Anatomy Of A Disaster" on Friday, November 5th, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission Office at 112 MacTanly Place in Staunton.  Please click here for flyer.

2010 Facts and Figures Now Available

You can now see the 2010 Facts and Figures on the CSPDC Regional Data Center website.  Facts and Figures is a publication of regional and sub-regional economic and demographic data.  Supported by a grant from the Economic Development Administration, the CSPDC annually publishes and distributes Facts and Figures.  Printed copies will be available in early August.  The copies are distributed free of charge to the public through the region’s local governments, area economic development organizations, Chambers of Commerce, Realtors Associations, and Tourism Centers.   For more information, please contact Elizabeth McCarty at 540-885-5174 or email elizabeth@cspdc.org.

Three Localities in the Region Receive Transportation Enhancement Grants

The City of Lexington, Rockbridge County and Augusta County will each receive a Transportation Enhancement Grant from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for the following projects:

• Augusta County – Scholastic Way Sidewalk Improvement Project in Stuarts Draft  (click here for more information)
• Rockbridge County – Rockbridge Area Wayfinding Project (click here for more information)
• City of Lexington – Randolph Street – Courthouse Pedestrian Improvement Project (click here for more information).

For more information about these grants, please contact Jennifer Hibbert at 540-885-5174 or email jennifer@cspdc.org.

Summer 2010 Shenandoah Valley Project Impact Newsletter

To review a copy, please click here.

Summer 2010 Quarterly Planner Newsletter
The Summer 2010 Quarterly Planner Newsletter of the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission has been published. To review a copy, please click here.

SuperStar Award Received

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management announced the winners of its first Virginia Citizen Corps SuperStar Awards 2009.  Shenandoah Valley Project Impact/Citizen Corps Council was the recipient of this award in the Most Creative Outreach Activity category for the development and publication of its Project Impact Calendar.

VAPDC

The Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions celebrates 40 years of regional innovation by highlighting PDC initiatives in emergency management services.  For additional information, please click here.