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Nonprofits and regional partners brief supervisors; requests range from small grants to membership fees
Summary
Several nonprofits and regional partners presented program updates and budget requests during the countybudget workshop: the free clinic and food pantry sought operating support, Piedmont Soil & Water asked for $12,900, Steps/community-action requested level funding and shelter support, and Virginia's Heartland proposed a $34,400 membership fee for the county.
Multiple outside agencies used the budget workshop to present program updates and request county support.
Alex McCoy, executive director of Virginia's Heartland Alliance, described a regional economic-development nonprofit and asked Amelia County to consider joining at a proposed rate of $2.50 per resident (roughly $34,400 based on 2024 population figures). McCoy said the alliance works on business-park assessments, business-retention visits and a Zoom Prospector sites database to help market available properties in the region.
Kristen Jackson, executive director of the Commonwealth Regional Council (the Planning District Commission), summarized CRC services for member localities including grant writing and administration, comprehensive- and…
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