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The New River Valley Planning District is one of twenty one planning districts in Virginia whose commissions are chartered under Virginia law. Also known as PDC 4, the organization encompasses the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski, and the City of Radford.

The commission serves the local governments in the area and their citizenry by providing a number of different services ranging from economic development to regional recycling. The purpose of the planning district commission is to promote regional cooperation, to coordinate the activities and policies of member local governments, and to provide planning assistance to local governments. The commission is financed by a combination of local, state, and federal funds.

Involvement in Community First

In the summer of 2002, the NRVPDC began the work of updating the 1995 Vision 2020 regional strategic plan. As with its predecessor, the development of Community First was a community-driven process. Citizens from across the region were solicited for their input and ideas about how this region will continue to pursue cooperative goals and strategies for development.

Participants from the government, business, and non-profit sectors as well as scores of citizens from the general public participated in brainstorming issues and ideas for projects. The NRVPDC guided this process by staffing meetings and committees, hosting events, and finally, bringing together all of the information to form the regional strategic plan, Community First.

Staff

New River Valley Planning District Commission
Executive Director
Director of Finance and Personnel
Information Systems Manager
Program Administrator
Elijah Sharp Regional Planner
Regional Planner
Regional Planner
Jack Whitmore Regional Planner
Jennifer Wilsie Regional Planner
Phil Gilbertson Senior Cartographer
Dave Ratcliff Part-time Regional Planner
Ken Hall Part-time Regional Planner

New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Investment Board

Executive Director
Adminstrative Assistant (part-time)
Program Planner
Systems Administrator

Planning District Commissioners

Mr. Fred Gerald Floyd County
Ms. Evelyn Janney Floyd County
Vacant Giles County
Mr. Richard McCoy Giles County
Ms. Annette Perkins Montgomery County
Mr. Mike Harvey Montgomery County
Mr. Jim Politis Montgomery County
Mr. Shawn Utt Pulaski County
Mr. Joseph Sheffey Pulaski County
Dr. Helen Harvey City of Radford
Mr. Tom Starnes City of Radford, Chair
Mr. Don Langrehr Town of Blacksburg
Ms. Holly Lesko Town of Blacksburg
Mr. Scott Weaver Town of Christiansburg, Treasurer
Mr. Henry Showalter Town of Christiansburg
Mr. Mike Patton Town of Floyd
Mr. Thomas Garrett Town of Narrows
Ms. Rebecca Moses Town of Pearisburg, Vice Chair
Mr. Jeff Bain Town of Pulaski
Mr. Larry Clevinger Town of Pulaski
Ms. Darlene French Town of Rich Creek
Vacant Radford University
Mr. David Dent Virginia Tech
Mr. Kevin Sullivan Virginia Tech

 

 
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