Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission

"Promoting the economic, social and physical development of Virginia's Middle Peninsula."

The area served by the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission

MPPDC Receives EPA PISCES Award

EPA Recognizes Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission of Saluda, Va. for Excellence in Clean Water Infrastructure

WASHINGTON (November 22, 2019) –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (MPPDC) in Saluda, Virginia for excellence and innovation for creating a living shoreline.

I-95 Corridor Improvement Plan

Final I-95 Corridor Improvement Plan is Available

The Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, under the leadership of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB), studied Virginia’s 179 miles of the Interstate 95 corridor between the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Alexandria, Virginia and the North Carolina border. See the project website (http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/projects/major_projects/i-95_study.asp) for the Final I-95 Corridor Improvement Plan.

Employment

No openings at this time.

The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Living Shoreline Grant and Loan Funding Available for Waterfront Property Owners

As the 2019 hurricane season kicks off, property owners looking to shore up their waterfront with nature-based solutions can access funds through the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SALUDA, VA – The Middle Peninsula region may have been spared potentially devastating blows during the 2018 hurricane season, but waterfront property owners throughout the region are encouraged to prepare now for potential storms in 2019 by stabilizing their properties with living shorelines, the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (MPPDC) announced this week.

To do so, residents can access a suite of funds available through the MPPDC’s low interest loan Living Shoreline Incentive Program and/or through grants provided by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ Virginia Conservation Assistance Program.