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JULY 2002 NEWSLETTER |
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A-NPDC
NEWS SUMMARY: At the June 17, 2002 A-NPDC meeting, the Commission
learned that: ·
In the Locust Mount Community, contracts were signed
for the construction of more replacement houses and two new houses are
under construction. A
concrete slab was installed recently in the covered pavilion at the
community park. ·
In the Makemie Park Community, Phase I of the
treatment and disposal systems are complete.
Design work continues on the collection system (Phase II). ·
In the Savage Town/Cats Bridge Community, demolition
and clearance of two trailers and other debris is complete.
The engineer is performing design work for five alternative sewage
systems. ·
In the Town of Tangier, plans and schedules are
complete for vacating houses to be demolished under the Disaster Recovery
Initiative. The contractor is
planning to install all six foundations at once. ·
In the Bayview Community, a Bayview Citizens for
Social Justice, Inc., request of the engineer to redesign the streets and
pathways of the new subdivision has been accomplished, and various
agencies are reviewing the proposed changes. ·
In the New Road Community, NCALL and NRCDG are
working to obtain construction estimates for the sixteen rental units to
be constructed in the community and six Indoor Plumbing Rehabs will be bid
soon. WEB
SITE OF THE MONTH: The
U.S. Route 13 / Wallops Island Access Management Plan
was recently presented to Accomack County and Northampton County
officials. View or download the plan and maps by visiting the Virginia
Department of Transportation web page, at www.virginiadot.org/projects/constHRO-rt13-wallops.asp |
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PRODUCTION FACILITY WILL MOVE TO S.T.I.P. In a recent press release, Governor Mark R. Warner announced that Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. will relocate its Haemachem Division production facility from North Carolina to Northampton County's Sustainable Technology Industrial Park. The announcement comes after several months of intense competition for the project between Virginia and North Carolina. The relocation will require the company to invest $500,000 locally and will create five biotech jobs, with the potential for more. The new Wako Chemicals USA facility will perform research with blood products derived from horseshoe crabs (Limulus). Materials produced from horseshoe crab blood are used in testing injectible drugs for the presence of bacterial endotoxins. Horseshoe crabs are not harmed during the process, so they may be returned to local waters to sustain the stock. Wako Chemicals
USA Senior Vice President Kiyoshi Misu stated in the Governor's press
release that Northampton County was chosen because of the proximity of
horseshoe crabs, the resources available from Virginia Tech and the
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the company's existing
infrastructure at nearby facilities, and the excellent facilities
available [at the] Sustainable Technology Industrial Park. The Eastern
Shore of Virginia Economic Development Commission assisted Wako Chemicals
USA with its decision to relocate to the Sustainable Technology Industrial
Park. *
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