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What We Do
Mission: Our mission is to support each group as they promote appropriate growth that will protect traditional towns, rural land uses and natural, cultural and historic resources. We promote economic development and managed growth that does not stress town or county infrastructure, increase the burden of property taxes or destroy resources critical to the quality of life and the agriculture, forestry and tourism sectors of the economy. Shenandoah Valley Network staff and experts from across the state provide hands-on technical assistance to members in such areas as transportation and land use planning, grassroots organizing, media outreach and building the capacity of county-level community groups. We provide leadership on major regional campaigns and take stands on specific regional issues, which are always brought to us by our members. Our current regional campaigns: I-81: Block plans for a $13 billion truckway and promote affordable, lower-impact improvements, within the existing roadway, to address safety and congestion problems. PDRs: Secure a state-level dedicated funding source for county programs to purchase development rights. Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS): Require VDOT to utilize context sensitive design principles in planning for new roads or road improvements and educate local governments about this option. Land Protection: Ensure state-level support for private land protection in the Shenandoah Valley; notably the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, the Virginia Land Preservation Tax Credit and the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation.
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