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County development authority presents childcare study, YMCA proposes Shepherd University site
Summary
A Jefferson County Development Authority update to Harpers Ferry council highlighted an average 17-month wait for childcare in ZIP 25425 and introduced a YMCA proposal to remodel a building on Shepherd University's campus; JCDA and a Shepherd fellow asked for town engagement and noted an estimated $900,000 capital need for the conversion.
Daryl Coles of the Jefferson County Development Authority told Harpers Ferry's town council on April 13 that childcare is a workforce issue for the county and asked for local engagement as the authority updates a countywide study.
Hunter Mize, a Shepherd University fellow who updated the 2023 study, said he contacted 52 childcare facilities and 17 participated in the update. He reported an average waiting period across the…
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