Augusta County Alliance

06/04/2024

Join me at one of next week's author events with Jonathan Mingle who is introducing his new book 'Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America’s Energy Future.'

Folks, this book is about us.

Two chances to meet the author and buy a book:

📍Staunton Public Library
Thursday, June 13
6:30 p.m.
2nd Floor Meeting Room
1 Churchville Ave, Staunton

📍Seven Arrows Brewing Company
Friday, June 14
4:00 p.m.
2508 Jefferson Hwy #1, Waynesboro

Stop by one (or both!) of the Staunton and Waynesboro events where author Jonathan Mingle will introduce his new book 'Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America’s Energy Future.'

06/13/2023

Supervisor Mike Shull will be hosting a community meeting to provide an update on traffic and potential future development in the area of the Greenville Exit 213, on June 22, at Riverheads Elementary School, 7 pm. Join in for an informative community conversation!

06/03/2023

https://www.newsleader.com/story/opinion/columnists/2023/06/01/flying-rock-solar-farm-is-good-for-the-city-says-columnist-whitescarver/70279900007/

This project exceeds all the requirements for proper siting of utility-scale solar from the the Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley.

04/04/2023

https://roanoke.com/news/local/mountain-valley-loses-another-permit-needed-to-complete-pipeline/article_6b2c59ec-d23d-11ed-a888-17b0e77f091b.html?utm_medium=email

Authorization to cross streams and wetlands in West Virginia was thrown out Monday by a federal appeals court.

04/03/2023

Greenville residents are again airing their concerns on proposed development along Route 11. Here's what we know about their issues and the project.

03/17/2023

Greenville Residents Raise Alarm

Greenville residents are again airing their concerns on proposed development along Route 11. Here's what we know about their issues and the project.

03/15/2023

https://newsvirginian.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/greenville-residents-come-out-to-oppose-potential-rezoning/article_ed6801e8-c2d6-11ed-a8e6-3f9f29277bc3.html?utm_source=newsvirginian.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fbreaking&utm_medium=PostUp&lctg=4428073&tn_email_eh1=49b613014252dba088fb91e4cdda42a78acfd5c7

03/07/2023

ETA: We were notified late Monday, March 13 that the rezoning hearing for the Greenville interchange has been postponed for 60 days at the developer’s request. This might be because of the Augusta County Community Development Report that recommended denial of the request.

So, the rezoning will NOT be on the Tuesday, March 14 Planning Commission meeting agenda, BUT please still come to the meeting to tell Augusta County to work with the Greenville community to develop a development plan that addresses current traffic concerns and future development.

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Bad news--the Greenville distribution center proposal is back. Please act now to protect the Riverheads community!

For the second time in just a few months Augusta County is considering a rezoning in Greenville in order to build a huge warehouse and distribution center that will have terrible effects.

02/27/2023

https://appvoices.org/2023/02/24/mvp-comments/?fbclid=IwAR1L1xAeCCaDvZ9WlrN3ZGdYK3i9paYK56GlAub6wA37gtNh-Xa3br97ikY

ROANOKE, Virginia — In response to the U.S. Forest Service’s intention to break 11 of its own rules for the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, over 30,000 individuals and organizations submitted their opposition to the agency’s plan ahead of a February 21 deadline. A comment period initia...

02/25/2023

https://newsvirginian.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/disputed-greenville-rezoning-surfaces-again/article_3823822a-b3e6-11ed-9b3e-6bfbadfe98b7.html -source=home-top-story

VERONA — A new Greenville rezoning request in the same general area as one that energized opposition from residents of that community last fall is now before the Augusta County

01/19/2023

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-special-treatment-for-mountain-valley-pipeline?link_id=2&can_id=9b2ed40743b6f7b6ed93473cef74e088&source=email-tell-the-us-forest-service-dont-destroy-public-forests-for-mountain-valley-pipeline&email_referrer=email_1788580&email_subject=tell-the-us-forest-service-dont-destroy-public-forests-for-mountain-valley-pipeline

The U.S. Forest Service, the agency charged with protecting and managing national forests, broke 11 of its own conservation rules governing old-growth forests, scenic viewsheds, soil health and more to accommodate one project — the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The courts rejected this free pass to cu...