CSPDC has created an economic asset web app that allows users to discover business and quality of life assets for the 10 localities in the CSPDC region.  Each locality has a tab with a short description and link to their Economic Development pages.  Users can click on locality features in the interactive map to find more information, including demographic data such as population, median age, cost of living, and unemployment rates. Users can also view industrial/business parks and business incentive zones in the CSPDC region.

The CSPDC, along with the Regional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Committee, have launched an online survey of the region’s residents to gauge their perceptions about vulnerability to natural hazards. The survey will also gather input about their willingness to implement preparedness and mitigation measures to protect their families, homes, and businesses.  The responses will be incorporated into the Central Shenandoah Valley Wildfire Protection Plan and the Central Shenandoah Valley All Hazards Mitigation Plan. With all of the natural disasters and human-induced disasters across the country this past year, the survey will be an important way that residents can help first responders understand the hazard readiness of residents in the region.  Please share the survey link with your friends, colleagues, and neighbors here in the Central Shenandoah Valley.

Watch WHSV’s coverage of the survey HERE.