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Current Partners
Partners | Description of Roles / Responsibilities |
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City of Charles Town, West Virginia | Seven of the 15 brownfields in the Commerce Corridor are in Charles Town, and the City of Charles Town will play a major partnership role in the Commerce Corridor effort providing city staff and volunteers, participation in assessment and cleanups, and strong support for sustainable economic revitalization |
Jefferson County NAACP | Will continue its role in organizing neighborhoods in the Commerce Corridor through community meetings, door-to-door outreach, participation on the Council, and written/web communications. The NAACP will continue to advocate for improved park, recreational and community spaces in the Commerce Corridor |
Jefferson County Development Authority | Will continue to recruit small businesses into the Commerce Corridor |
West Virginia Region 9 Regional Planning and Development Council | Will support Ranson and Charles Town in obtaining public and private funding for mixed-use and business development in the Commerce Corridor |
American Public University System | Will continue to develop its high-tech educational campus in the Commerce Corridor |
Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center | Will provide grant funding and technical assistance, including supporting community organizations |
Charles Town / Ranson CORE (Center Cities One Renewal Effort) | Will continue its central mission of recruiting businesses, supporting public improvements, and sponsoring cultural, community and entertainment events in the Commerce Corridor and downtown |
Interfaith Housing Alliance | Will focus on the removal of blighted structures and the development of affordable workforce housing in the Commerce Corridor |
Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle | Will involve youth and families in outreach to the community on the project, and in celebrations of progress |
Key Stakeholders
- African American Community Association of Jefferson County
- Brownfields property owners
- Charles Town-Ranson Merchants AssociationHagerstown / West Virginia Eastern Panhandle MPO
- Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito
- Gateway New Economy Council
- Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
- Jefferson County Commission
- Local business owners
- Ranson Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Senator Jay Rockefeller
- Senator Robert C. Byrd
- West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
- West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin
- West Virginia Senator Herb Snyder
- West Virginia Senator John Unger