Board approves joining Main Street program; EDA to fund grant match

May 22, 2025

Supervisors authorized county participation in a Main Street program grant to inventory historic buildings and pursue economic development; the Economic Development Authority agreed to fund the county match and the county will maintain an annual $375 portal membership fee.

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A board member summarized a grant opportunity through the CRC to help Amelia County identify an historic village district and create a building inventory that could support economic development and business attraction. The county’s participation would be funded in part by grant dollars, with the Economic Development Authority agreeing to cover the county’s matching share for the initial grant phase.

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