Wolf Creek Park master plan presented; commissioners ask for financing and market-detail follow-up

NRG RDA and consultant EDSA presented a final site master plan for the roughly 900‑acre Wolf Creek Park property, outlining a preferred scenario that focuses on housing-led growth, conservation and trail-driven recreation.

The preferred plan (scenario B) anticipates about 478 housing units over time—an assortment of multifamily, townhomes, attached and detached single-family units—while preserving roughly 94–96% of the site. The plan emphasizes clustering new housing near existing water, sewer and broadband corridors to minimize infrastructure extension, protecting wetlands and steep slopes, and leveraging trails and recreation to support visitation and adjacent commercial activity.

Consultants described constraints: steep topography limits developable acreage (estimated 20–22% developable), water and sewer are the principal infrastructure hurdles, and higher construction costs create a financing gap that may require grant and subsidy strategies. The team identified potential near-term revenue generators (glamping partnership, trail events, semi-permanent food-truck pads) and optional further analyses—commercial-market analysis and financing tools (including Build WV and other programs)—that were not included in the base deliverable but could be pursued as optional work.

Commissioners expressed disappointment that recommended developer incentives and detailed financing mechanisms the board had requested earlier were not part of today’s delivery. The commission asked NRG RDA and the consultant team to provide the missing optional deliverables—market/financing analysis and recommended incentive structures—so the county can evaluate funding options and tools to make the property marketable.