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Rockwool

Kick-off of 2012 Comprehensive Plan

September 2011: President of Smart Growth America’s Leadership Institute and the Governors’ Institute on Community Design, Governor Parris Glendening delivered the keynote address to kickoff a weeklong planning workshop in Ranson, WV. Gov. Glendening challenges Ranson, WV to plan for the […]

September 1, 2011 Northport, Rockwool
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HUD Challenge Planning Grant – Charette Report

Fall of 2011: Jefferson Orchards allows for a Village, Town Center or Transit Oriented Development Community Type. Plan shows a Transit Oriented Development in addition to a single use industrial “District.” The industrial area could be west of a central mixed […]

September 1, 2011 Northport, Rockwool
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Hagerstown/Eastern Pandhandle MPO Ranson & Charles Town Transportation Development Fee Study

June 2011: “The Duffields MARC train station project has been identified and includes relocation of the current station closer to Route 9. This project would allow for better regional access and support transit-oriented development.” It was identified as a significant project […]

June 1, 2011 Northport, Rockwool
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Ranson is 1 of only 2 communities of of 1,700 who applied that was awarded grants by all 3 partner agencies

October 2010: Ranson received a combined total of $1.4 million in planning grants from the Partnership for Sustainability agencies – DOT, HUD and EPA. An EPA Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant will help the community prioritize which contaminated sites should be cleaned […]

October 1, 2010 Northport, Rockwool
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Press Release About Sustainable Communities

January 2010: In his State of the Union, the President announced that to build economically competitive, environmentally sustainable, opportunity-rich communities that serve as the backbone for our long-term growth and prosperity; we need strategies that encourage smart development linked to quality […]

January 1, 2010 Northport, Rockwool
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DOT, HUD and EPA Announce the Partnership for Sustainable Communties

 June 2009: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the formation of an interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities (focus on transportation, housing, and environmental policies, programs, and spending).The […]

June 1, 2009 Northport, Rockwool
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RansonGreen

October 2008: This project is not Jefferson Orchards. The RansonGreen and Patriot Outreach Communities USA| RGPO is a 501()3 non profit organization who provide housing and care in a calm and tranquil environment for combat veterans, retired military, personnel, first responders […]

October 1, 2008 Northport, Rockwool
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Completion of the 4-Lane Road Bardane to Leetown Road

September 2007: A four-mile (6.4 km) stretch of the upgraded road opened up from Charles Town, through Bardane to Leetown Road in Kearneysville. This provided access to Jefferson Orchards from the current W.Va. 9. Then traffic can be carried to the […]

September 1, 2007 Northport, Rockwool
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EPA Awards Ranson with $200,000 Brownfields Assessments Grant

May 2006: Ranson received $200,000 for hazardous substances assessment and clean-up. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct Phase II environmental site assessments at two sites and to develop cleanup and reuse plans for at least three sites. Grant […]

May 1, 2006 Northport, Rockwool
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Ranson Council votes to Annex Jefferson Orchards.

December 2004: Ranson annexation of Jefferson Orchards was approved. “As part of the Jefferson Orchards annexation, the developers must agree to a number of conditions, including actively pursuing construction of a commuter rail station on the property, working with the Jefferson […]

December 22, 2004 Legal Update, Northport, Rockwool
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