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Peters Valley School of Craft seeks county support for Route 739 expansion project
Summary
Representatives from Peters Valley School of Craft presented to the Pike County commissioners about plans to expand into Pike County at a property on Route 739 and requested a letter of support while they pursue grant funding and planning.
Representatives of Peters Valley School of Craft told the Pike County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 1 that the nonprofit is pursuing an expansion to a property at 1400 Route 739 and asked the board to provide a letter of support for grant applications.
Kristen, identified in the record as a Peters Valley representative, told commissioners that Peters Valley “has celebrated 55 years of bringing [arts] to the region” and that the organization has been exploring expansion into Pike County for about three years. She said a board member has purchased the property and the school is leasing it in the interim while fundraising continues. Peters Valley has contracted Hailstone Economic LLC (recorded in one place as Halestone Economic) to help apply for a “MSA statewide grant and also for the RACB” as part of the project, Kristen said.
Peters Valley representatives described programming goals that include regular classes for retirees, youth and visiting students and teachers. Kristen said the organization works “in partnership with the National Park Service,” which imposes some access limitations in winter, and emphasized the potential for year-round offerings if the Pike County site is usable. She told commissioners she did not expect the project to include housing or food-service operations on-site and said the project could bring economic activity to local lodging and restaurants.
Commissioners suggested Peters Valley coordinate with county departments, including human services, transportation and the Area Agency on Aging, to explore programming for seniors and other community partnerships. Kristen said Peters Valley’s current clientele is older adults for about 60% of programming and that the nonprofit has previously brought arts programs to senior centers.
The Peters Valley representatives asked the board to provide language for a letter of support so the organization could forward it to officials including state contacts (transcript references to Lisa Baker and Jeff Alsamer). The record shows the board offered procedural assistance; no formal county funding or commitments were approved in the Oct. 1 meeting.
