Hanover EDA lists recent accomplishments, seeks policy changes and incentives

Town of Ashland and Hanover County Economic Development Authorities (joint meeting) · May 11, 2026

Summary

Hanover EDA members reported supporting the Route 33 Gateway small area plan, approving Industrial Revenue Bonds for The Virginia Home project, commissioning a hotel and meeting-space study, and participating in a Federal Reserve Bank event; they proposed overhauling IRB procedures and creating an incentives policy.

Hanover EDA Chair Trey Hayden summarized the authority’s accomplishments over the past 12 months, citing support for the Route 33 Gateway Small Area Plan, approval of Industrial Revenue Bonds for The Virginia Home project, commissioning a hotel and meeting-space study, and participation in the Present and Future Economic Outlook event with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

Hayden outlined priorities for the next 12 months: overhaul the Industrial Revenue Bonds process, develop an incentives policy to attract new businesses and revitalize commercial corridors and village centers, and finalize and promote the hotel study to developers and lodging stakeholders. Those priorities were presented as strategic steps to attract and retain investment in Hanover County.

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