Welcome to the CSPDC
The Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission
(CSPDC) represents and serves the local governments of Augusta, Bath, Highland, Rockbridge, and Rockingham counties and the cities of Buena Vista, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton and Waynesboro as well as the 11 towns within the Central Shenandoah region.
The CSPDC works with its member jurisdictions, communities, and agencies to provide high-quality planning, technical assistance, and facilitation of services that address local, regional, and state needs in an innovative, timely, and cooperative manner. Covering everything from land use planning, transportation, water and waste-water utilities, natural resource management, affordable housing, economic and community development, hazard mitigation, agritourism, to human services, the CSPDC is an invaluable asset to the quality of life in the Central Shenandoah Valley. For more information about the CSPDC, click here.
Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission
112 MacTanly Place
Staunton, VA 24401
Phone: 540-885-5174
Fax: 540-885-2687
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Latest News
Bath-Highland Network Authority Public Notice of a Meeting
On February 10, 2025, at 1:00 PM, the Bath-Highland Network Authority will hold an all-virtual meeting via Zoom in accordance with their Electronic Participation Resolution #2021-01 (amended July 10, 2023).
For more information about the meeting, please contact Rachel Kinzer at 540-885-5174 or rachel@cspdc.org.
CSPDC Celebrates 55 Years of Service to the Region!
The CSPDC was chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in September 1969 to provide high-quality planning, technical assistance, and facilitation services to its five counties, five cities, and eleven towns. For the past 55 years, the CSPDC has assisted its localities with a variety of economic and community development programs that improve the economic vitality of the region and the quality of life of its citizens.
Signature programs and projects over the years include Project Impact, Fields of Gold, BRITE Bus, Afton Express, Bike the Valley, and many, many more.
CSPDC Receives $3 Million Allocation for First-time Homebuyers’ Program
In July 2024, the CSPDC secured its second allocation of funding from Virginia Housing’s Sponsoring Partnerships & Revitalizing Communities (SPARC) Program. With over $3 million in SPARC funds now available for eligible first-time homebuyers, the CSPDC can help more individuals achieve homeownership in the Central Shenandoah region.
Through SPARC, Virginia Housing’s approved lenders can offer a 1% mortgage interest rate reduction to eligible first-time homebuyers, enhancing their purchasing power and potentially saving them thousands over the life of the loan. These funds will complement the CSPDC’s existing First-Time Homebuyer Program, which provides down payment and closing cost assistance to income-qualified buyers at 80% AMI or below.
Additionally, the City of Harrisonburg received an allocation of SPARC funds, making it the first locality in the Central Shenandoah to offer interest rate reductions to future eligible homebuyers.
For more information about the CSPDC’s First-Time Homebuyer Programs, please contact: Philippe Bone, philippe@cspdc.org.
