by James Ritch | Jan 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – When Northampton supervisors approved short-term rentals in any zoning district by right nearly three years ago, none predicted that renting out homes to tourists would reduce the availability of affordable housing to residents, but that may now...
by James Ritch | Dec 21, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton planning commission, at the direction of the board of supervisors, has opened a discussion on affordable housing and promoting it through changes to the county zoning ordinance. Dixon Leatherbury, chairman of the board of...
by James Ritch | Dec 2, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Cape Charles hit a bump in the road when the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) rejected the town’s initial proposal to convert Mason Avenue’s back-in parking to pull-in parking, but there’s still a chance for the project to be...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – A new technology for building affordable housing – a giant 3D printer – could be coming to the Eastern Shore and may be introduced to local residents later this year or early in 2022 at the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Road community’s...
by James Ritch | Jul 22, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission (A-NPDC) will receive a $1 million grant from Virginia Housing, the not-for-profit formerly known as the Virginia Housing Development Authority, which recently announced a total of $40 million...
