RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the U.S. Navy signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will allow work to begin on the Interstate 564 intermodal connector on the grounds of Naval…
The Weldon Cooper Center has published the 2040 population projection for all Virginia cities and counties. Accomack County’s population is expected to remain stable and grow slightly to 33,661 by 2040 from 33,164 counted in the 2010 Census. The Center…
In summer of 2011, the Department of Conservation and Recreation reached out to Accomack and Northampton Counties to educate them about the Chesapeake Bay TMDL. Due to the fast pace of the required submission from Virginia to the EPA and the…
Increases Rainy Day Fund to $740 Million; Eliminates 98% of Accelerated Sales Tax; Eliminates Entire Local Government Budget cut of $45 Million McDonnell: “Solving major challenges takes bipartisan effort and leadership in both branches to make the difficult choices and…
The Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority (A-NRHA) has offered all displaced tenants of Seabreeze Apartments a place to live while their apartments are repaired or until Seabreeze can make other arrangements. During Hurricane Sandy, Northampton County Administrator Katie Nunez personally made an urgent…
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today submitted a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, declaring that Virginia will not be pursuing a state-based health benefits exchange for 2014. States were required to submit no later than today, a…
– Announces Geological Survey of the Virginia Wind Energy Area and Outer Continental Shelf to Begin – RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell applauded the award of an offshore wind technology demonstration grant to a Virginia utility and announced today the beginning of a…
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region was adopted at the November 19, 2012 meeting of the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission. It details plans and performance measures for regional economic development for the next three years. The U.S.…
RICHMOND–In response to a request from Governor Bob McDonnell, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made low-interest disaster loans available to individuals, renters and businesses on Virginia’s Eastern Shore to help them recover from Hurricane Sandy. The governor asked…
