Quick Links
The following links provide additional information about Region 9 and the counties served by the Council.
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Eastern Panhandle Hazard Mitigation Plan Draft Copy -Berkeley and Morgan Counties
Please submit all comments regarding the Hazard Mitigation Plan Draft to info@region9wv.com
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Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
Region 9 is responsible for developing and implementing a five-year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the Region. The plan is submitted to the West Virginia Development Office and updated annually. Our current plan is for Fiscal Year 2009-2013 and three updates have been submitted.
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West-PEP was formed under Executive Order No. 5-09 and was signed by the Governor on March 11, 2009 whereas the county commissions of Berkeley County, Hampshire County, Jefferson County and Morgan County have formed a partnership to market the qualities of the Eastern Panhandle to businesses in the Washington-Baltimore area and beyond, in cooperation with Region 9 Planning and Development Council.
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The Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (HEPMPO) is the federal and state designated regional transportation planning body for the urbanized areas in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties in West Virginia, Washington County, Maryland and a small portion of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The HEPMPO coordinates the federally mandated transportation planning process in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg Urbanized Area, a designation resulting from the 1990 and 2000 Census.
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Eastern Panhandle Lawncare Survey
Region 9 has just completed a Lawn Care Survey for the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Counties included in this project are Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral, Hardy, Grant and Pendleton. This survey was conducted with the assistance of the WV Dept. of Environmental Protection. The survey is the first phase in a three phase project to reduce run-off from lawns and gardens into the creeks, streams and groundwater of the Eastern Panhandle.
The results of the survey will be used to develop educational material for local residents to better understand how they can reduce chemical run-off from their lawns and gardens, how they can save time and money while maintaining their lawns and gardens and become better environmental stewards of the land.
Our local streams and groundwater suffer from many types of pollution. Local homeowners can make major contributions toward reducing a number of these pollutants. Cleaner drinking water will benefit the health of local residents while cleaner streams will provide a healthier environment for recreational purposes like fishing and boating. For more information on ways to reduce pollutants in your lawn and garden please click here.
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