Eastern Shore News

Eastern Shore of Virginia Technical Housing Study Request for Proposal

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – TECHNICAL HOUSING STUDY The Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission is soliciting consultant proposals for a Technical Housing Study for the planning district that includes Accomack County and Northampton County.  The results of this Housing Study should provide the region, local governments, developers and the community a meaningful sense of the housing market…

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Notice Essential Services – Low Income Housing

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The employees of the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission staff the Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority and Eastern Shore of Virginia Housing Alliance. These three organizations house hundreds of families on the Eastern Shore through numerous programs and directly through the provision of over a hundred apartments.The employees operate the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, the…

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3/19/20 Special Meeting of the Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority

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The Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority will hold a special meeting at the Enterprise Building, 23372 Front Street, in Accomac, Virginia on March 19, 2020 at 9:00 am. Call to Order Motion to consider inspection policy changes. Motion to consider continuing resolution. Other Emergency Matters Public Participation Adjourn

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Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Open February 24 – February 28, 2020

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The Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority will open the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Monday, February 24 until Friday, February 28, 2020. Applicants will be required to return a complete application by Friday, February 28, 2020 in person. No incomplete applications will be accepted. Applicants will need: Valid Photo ID for All Persons 18…

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Senate Bill 1599 – Incentives to use the Columbia Aquifer

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There is some exciting news out of the General Assembly for Eastern Shore groundwater protection. The State Water Control Board has been directed to adopt incentives to use groundwater from the Columbia Aquifer. Since the mid 1990s, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Ground Water Committee has encouraged irrigation use from the surficial aquifer (Columbia) over…

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Tyson Announces Going Forward They Will Drill into the Columbia Aquifer for Their Cool Cell Pads, Where Columbia Water is Available

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At the February 21, 2018 Accomack Board of Supervisors meeting, Tyson Foods’ Kevin Taylor announced that going forward, Tyson will drill into the Columbia Aquifer for their Cool Cell Pads, where Columbia water is available. Accomack County Chairman Robert Crockett introduced the representatives and stated that at a meeting on February 6, 2018, Chairman Crockett,…

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Section 8 Five Year Plan & Comment Period Open

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The Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority is soliciting comments on its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program 5-yr Plan.  The Plan outlines the agency’s goals, objectives with regard its Section 8 Program and affordable housing.  Copies of the Plan are available at the offices of the Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority and at Section 8 Plan 2015-2019. This…

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