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Commonwealth Regional Council outlines planning, grant and revitalization support including sidewalk TAP funds
Summary
Kristen Jackson of the Commonwealth Regional Council described planning and grant services for Amelia County including comprehensive-plan support, GIS and redistricting help, a regional housing study and a $1.5M VDOT TAP sidewalk award previously brought to Amelia with CRC assistance.
Kristen Jackson (S11), executive director of the Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC), summarized CRC—s planning, grant-writing and technical services available to Amelia County, including GIS mapping, comprehensive-plan assistance and redistricting support. She described CRC—s role as a regional liaison to state and federal partners such as VDOT, EDA and FEMA.
Jackson highlighted active regional projects that involve Amelia County: a regional housing study, the "Boons" Main Street pilot (historic-district work with the Department of Historic Resources), resilience and flood planning grants, and a VDOT TAP sidewalk project that was cited as roughly $1,500,000 for Amelia. She said CRC maintains an on-call consultant roster and helps localities access EDA and other funding streams.
Why this matters: CRC provides technical capacity and grant expertise that can help the county leverage state and federal programs for planning, transportation and economic development projects.
