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UVA team outlines six resilience projects for Dickenson County under RAFT
Summary
A University of Virginia team reported nearly a year of work in Dickenson County under the RAFT (Resilience, Adaptation and Feasibility Tool) program, presenting six community‑selected projects — including a resilience committee, energy planning, a hidden‑gems tourism map, a community navigator, a community kitchen feasibility study and resilience ordinance review — with implementation support through September 2026.
A University of Virginia team presented a year‑in review of the RAFT (Resilience, Adaptation and Feasibility Tool) engagement in Dickenson County and outlined six priority projects selected with broad community input.
Ian Baxter of UVA, who led the presentation, described RAFT as “a community driven resilience building process” offered at no cost to localities and supported by partner universities and state agencies. Dr. Amanda Hall, the RAFT community builder, said the team completed a scorecard, three public listening sessions attended by more than 100 residents and a workshop that yielded 16 candidate projects; the community and county staff then prioritized six projects for implementation.
The six projects…
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