Shenandoah 2045: Chapter Four - Economic Development

Our conversation today with Tyler Hinkle, Shenandoah County's Planner is part of an ongoing series following the work on Shenandoah 2045 - Shenandoah County's comprehensive plan. The planning process will unfold over the course of four years with the majority of the community collaboration occurring from 2020-2022, with input in 2023-2024. Joining Tyler & I today was McKenzie Allen, an associate planner to discuss Chapter Four: Economic Development. Chapter 4: Economic Development Provides a vision and objectives to protect and enhance aspects such as the potential new industrial and commercial developments in the County and its Towns expansion and growth of existing businesses and corporations in the County and its Towns tourism economy and potential to expand and build upon it such as encouraging winery/brewery development along spirit trails collaborative measures for how businesses, corporations, agricultural and tourism businesses, and local and regional governments and non-profit organizations can work together to assist each other for mutual benefit You can find the chapter overview below and view the entire plan in various forms here: https://shenandoahcountyva.us/2045plan/ For more information about the planning process, visit their website: https://shenandoahcountyva.us/future/ and follow them on Facebook. You can listen to my previous conversations with Tyler about Shenandoah 2045 by clicking here.