Eastern Shore of Virginia

Other Headlines from 2010

12/13/2010 Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta announces that Mill Run Phase II will receive funds completing the necessary funding.

12/7/2010 Governor McDonnell announces "Nandua" is complete and service is resuming.

12/7/2010 The Eastern Shore of Virginia Housing Alliance is offering the HOMEownership Down Payment Assistance Program. $41,412 is available to eligible first time homebuyers.

9/28/2010 The Car Float Barge "Nandua" is at 30% construction completion. Workers have noted she is in better shape than originally expected.

9/15/2010 Northampton County has executed the contract for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. Construction is expected to proceed soon. This contract specifies for the drilling of over 150 wells for the new Geothermal heating and air conditioning systems of the Administration building, old Courthouse and former ...jail. A-NPDC is assisted the county with applying for and complying with the grant requirements.

7/30/2010 DHCD has approved a planning grant of up to $25,000 for Mary N. Smith School.The next step is to complete preliminary planning. The work completed from this grant will go toward writing an application from DHCD for funds to complete improvements to the site.

7/27/2010 "Nandua" repair work commences. The A-NTDC, not to be confused with the A-NPDC, and Bay Coast Railroad has begun repairs to the railcar float barge that brings materials from Little Creek, Norfolk. The repairs are being funded by a grant from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and a loan from A-NPDC's ESV Revolving Loan Fund. Repair specifications and field survey have been completed.

7/15/2010 A-NPDC staff met with the VA Coastal Zone Management Program and the Wachapreague Park Planning Committee today to discuss a potential Plant Eastern Shore Natives Demonstration Garden in the new Wachapreague Park. The A-NPDC has helped Wachapreague attain funds from the VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation to help the town develop their new park at the site of the former Wachapreague Hotel.

7/9/2010 The A-NPDC has received a $58,000 allocation from VDOT for continued transportation planning on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

7/9/2010 The A-NPDC continues to partner with the Health Department on the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. The A-NPDC has written a successful $23,188 application, on behalf of the Health Department, and will also provide housing inspection services for eligible residents of the Eastern Shore.

6/23/2010 Tangier Medical Center featured on National Public Radio. The building is now 90% complete. The USDA has recently offered $50,000 to purchase a digital X-ray machine.

6/23/2010 The Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority has been awarded $99,277 from the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide the Homeless Intervention Program again for Fiscal Year 2011.

6/15/2010 The Virginia Housing Development Authority has awarded $5,760 for continued foreclosure counseling .

5/21/2010 One New House Completed Replacing a Home with No Indoor Plumbing

5/18/2010 VHDA Publishes Preliminary Ranking Showing the A-NRHA Receiving Over $2.6 Million for Renovation of the 14 Apartments at Mill Run Apartments and Construction of 12 New Units. Construction is expected to begin by the of this year.

5/14/2010 $70,000 EDA Planning Grant offered to A-NPDC

5/8/2010 The Eastern Shore of Virginia Household Hazardous Waste Collection Removes 3.5 Tons of Waste

5/7/2010 The Eastern Shore of Virginia's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List Closes, 479 Complete Applications Received

5/5/2010 Secretary Connaughton, Virginia Department of Transportation, visits the A-NPDC and listens to regional transportation concerns