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What's Next - Upcoming Deadlines
The upcoming Virginia Pooled Financing Program application deadline is as follows:
Virginia Projects Nationally Recognized
City of Richmond was recognized with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) AQUARIUS award for excellence in creative solutions.
Strategic Planning in Small Communities
Capacity challenges can hinder smaller communities from performing critical planning exercises. The International City/ County Management Association (ICMA) awarded a research fellowship to Dr. Stephanie Dean Davis of Virginia Tech’s Graduate Local Government Management Program to study this issue.
Bill Kittrell - Board Member Spotlight
Bill Kittrell is Deputy State Director of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Virginia, an environmental non-profit organization founded in 1951, and works out of the Charlottesville office.
VRA Partner Launches New Website
VRA is proud to count the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as one of many state agency partners. The Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund (CWRLF) is a tool that local governments across the Commonwealth count on to help protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents they serve. VRA serves as financial administrator of the CWRLF on behalf of DEQ. DEQ recently updated its website, which will enhance the user experience for local governments that regularly interface with DEQ and apply to programs such as the CWRLF.
Congratulations to VRA Board Vice-Chair Rhu Harris on Being Named a Richmond Times-Dispatch Person of the Year!
Congratulations are in order to Rhu Harris on being named a 2020 Richmond Times-Dispatch Person of the Year Honoree. Rhu Harris has spent a career in public service, and we are grateful that this has included serving on VRA’s Board of Directors. In recognition of his leadership and deep knowledge of local government needs, the Board re-elected Rhu as Vice Chair at its September 15, 2020 meeting.
Welcome New and Reappointed Board Members
On August 21, Governor Northam announced appointments to the VRA Board of Directors. VRA is excited to welcome these two newly-appointed members.
Board Highlight - Cynthia Bailey
Cynthia Bailey was appointed to serve on the VRA Board of Directors in August 2019, continuing her many years of distinguished public service.
Project Highlight: Town of Marion
The Town of Marion owns and operates a 3.4 million gallons per day treatment plant called the Mountain Empire Regional Wastewater Facility. Through this facility, the Town provides sewer service to its 3,580 residential, industrial and commercial customers.
Virginia Pooled Financing Program (VPFP) - Spring 2020
Despite challenging market conditions since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, VRA successfully managed the VPFP Series 2020A spring pooled issuance on behalf of local government borrowers. VRA priced the bonds on May 20th and closed on June 3rd.
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