A Staff Update
At the Alliance, we started 2020 with big goals. Now, half-way through and thrown more than one curve ball, we’re still on course, albeit with some changes.
Superheroes Need Good Sidekicks
Meet the comp plan—the superhero of the planning world. And, just as superheroes have to have their sidekicks, the comp plan alone can’t get the job done. Communities need several tools in their planning “toolbox” to carry out the plan’s vision.
Transportation in our rural landscapes
Now bikes and buggies can travel in a designated lane all the way to Garbers Church Road. Though it may appear so, these lanes didn’t just happen.
General Assembly Recap: What Happened in Richmond?
As always, Alliance staff tracked legislation and made advocacy trips to Richmond during the 2020 session. Your calls and emails to legislators made a difference—thank you!
Share your local story.
COVID has us interacting with our community in a whole new way and has shifted our perspectives and habits. We’ve heard lots of stories of folks finding creative ways to still ‘shop local’ and we want to hear yours.
Wondering what’s next for ag? Check out VALOR.
VALOR is accepting applicants from adults in agriculture who want to develop their communication, problem solving, and critical thinking skills in the pursuit of becoming an advocate for agriculture and a leader in the industry.
What would a COVID infrastructure bill mean for I-81?
In April we teamed up with Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and sent a letter to the Valley’s federal delegation, urging a targeted and data-driven approach to any I-81 investment.
Checking in on the farmers.
There’s no denying that COVID-19 is threatening not only all of our health, but also our livelihoods and way of life. In Rockingham County, the top ag producer in the state, there’s no way farmers, and all the businesses and households that depend on farmers for food are not hugely impacted.
Rockingham Budget and CIP
You can comment on both the Budget and the CIP from this page until the April 22 deadline. Realizing the budget and plan may change quite a bit over the next few months, it is still important to have all our thoughts on the table.
