The Eastern Panhandle Regional Planning and Development Council (Region 9) is a council, created by the State of West Virginia, comprising of representatives (both elected and appointed) from three counties: Berkeley County, Jefferson County, Morgan County and the municipalities of Berkeley Springs (Bath), Bolivar, Charles Town, Harpers Ferry, Hedgesville, Martinsburg, Paw Paw, Ranson and Shepherdstown.
Region 9 was organized on June 20, 1972 in response to enabling legislation passed by the West Virginia Legislature and approved by the Governor on November 17, 1971. This enabling legislation is known as the Regional Planning and Development Act of 1971 and re-enacted Article 25, Chapter 8 of the West Virginia Code.
July 30, 2018
12-2PM
Pines Opportunity Center
October 15, 2018
12-2PM
Eastern WV Regional Airport
March 11, 2019
WVU Hospital Jefferson Medical Center
12-2PM
June 17, 2019
TBA
12-2PM
Board Members
Full Council Meetings
Region 9 is Designated by:
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) as a Local Development District (LDD)
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) as an Economic Development District (EDD)
The Federal Highway Administration and the State of West Virginia as the West Virginia Counterpart for the Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (HEPMPO)
The State of West Virginia as a Planning and Development Council (PDC)
The Bureau of Census as an Affiliate Census Data Center, for statistical and applied research
Who We Are
Jim Auxer, Mayor of Shepherdstown
Guy Avey, III, Berkeley County Appointee - Treasurer
Mark Baldwin, City of Martinsburg Appointee
James Barnhart, Berkeley County Council Person - Chairman
Wayne Bishop, Mayor of Harpers Ferry
Daryl Cowles, Morgan County Appointee
Helen Dettmer, Mayor of Bolivar
Sandy Hamilton, Berkeley County Appointee
George Karos, Mayor of Martinsburg
Mary Ann Keller-Pile, Mayor of Hedgesville
Ralph Lorenzetti, Jefferson County Commissioner - Vice-President
Kathy Mason, Berkeley County Appointee
Doug Mattingly, Morgan County Appointee
Neil McLaughlin, Berkeley County Appointee
Scott Merki, Mayor of Bath (Berkeley Springs) - Secretary
Tina Meyers, Mayor of Paw Paw
Duke Pierson, Mayor of Ranson
Doug Pixler, Berkeley County Appointee
Ken Reed, Morgan County Commissioner
Nic Diehl, Jefferson County Appointee
Scott Rogers, Mayor of Charles Town
Rachel Snavely, City of Martinsburg Appointee
Chris Strovel, Berkeley County Appointee