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Endless Caverns Threatened by Massive Development

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Major Quarry Expansion Proposed in Frederick More

Highland County Comp Plan Ready to Edit More

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Augusta Proposes Better Farmland Protection
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A tractorcade arrives at an Augusta Board of Supervisors Meeting


I-81 and the Valley in the News Go


  Preserve Frederick Publishes Second Sentinel on Mining Rezoning.
Attend the Public Hearing April 23 at 7pm at the County Government Office, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester.

  Press Release, February 15, 2008
Depth of Opposition Grows to Massive 1-81 Widening

FHWA Amended Complaint

  Press Release, February 1, 2008
I 81 Toll Restrictions Advance in Senate

  Press Release, January 18, 2007
Valley Legislators Seek I-81 Toll Ban

  Lawsuit Filed Dec. 17 to block I-81 Widening Plan
View press release
View legal complaint

  County Board Chairmen Ask for Clarity: Are I-81 Safety Improvements Tied to Road Widening Plan?
View letter
View response from Sen. Jim Webb

Shenandoah County Calls on Governor to Reconsider I-81 Rail
See letter from Shenanandoah County Administrator
Read the SVN press release

Read Our Fact Sheet

DESPITE the record number of public comments VDOT received supporting specific road improvements, shifting freight to rail and protection of scenic beauty and historic battlefieds, VDOT is moving forward again to create an 8-lane I-81. YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! Learn more

Is This What We Want?

I-81 Before...

..And if STAR Truck Lanes are built

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Learn more about the future of I-81

500-kV Power Line Proposed
Through Northern Valley

News: Valley Candidates Oppose Powerline

New Report: Flaws in Utilities' Case for Powerline

Route Maps are Now Available:
click here for background, maps and how to join the campaign.


SVN offers County Campground update
Every rural county in Virginia is vulnerable to developers exploiting outdated ordinances to turn sleepy tent campgrounds into high density RV theme parks. SVN, through the able work of planner John Hutchinson, offers this analysis and a model campground ordinance to assist planners and communities in avoiding such land use conflicts.


 



"If You Build It, They Will Come."
Staunton News Leader, 3-8-06

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The Shenandoah Valley Network links community groups working on land protection, land use, and transportation issues in seven counties: Frederick, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Augusta and Highland.