Author: RiverAdmin
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EPA Project Kick-off
Published first on the Progress News, November 16, 2020 Thursday, November 5th, was a momentous day for local Redevelopment. After a year of grant-writing, waiting, strategizing, more waiting, and logistical planning, we finally had boots on the ground for the official kick-off of our EPA-funded Community-Wide Brownfield project. Joining me on the day were the… Read more
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It’s All About People
Published first on the Progress News, November 9, 2020 As I’m sure is abundantly clear by now, redevelopment is all about People. Sure, we work on the places and things around us, but the reason for the work is to create the best life possible for as many people as possible, now and into the… Read more
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What Redevelopment Really Means
Published first on the Progress News, November 2, 2020 This week, I’d like to get personal. I’d like to talk about what Redevelopment really means for me, and for you. It’s all well and good to talk about ‘effectively utilizing resources’ and ‘creating beneficial change’…but what does that actually mean for our daily lives? What’s… Read more
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The Potential of Collaboration
Published first on the Progress News, October 26, 2020 We’re wrapping up our focus on the A-C Valley School District by looking at collaboration, and the potential it holds for our community. Collaboration is an integral part of the concept of redevelopment because, no matter how skilled, no one person or entity can do everything… Read more
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The History and Future of Public Schools
Published first on the Progress News, October 19, 2020 Life has changed considerably in the nearly four centuries since colonists established the first public school in America. In the early 1600s the focus of such schools was to teach young men the Puritan principles of virtue and community responsibility. Lessons were taught in Latin and… Read more
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The Importance of Community
Published first on the Progress News, October 12, 2020 David McDeavitt’s ties to the A-C Valley school district go back a ways. “My father, actually, was a mason on the high school in the early 60s,” he explained, which resulted in quite a few stories around the dinner table. So, when a position for an… Read more
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ORA’s Redevelopment Program
Published first on the Progress News, October 5, 2020 I hope everyone has enjoyed getting to know more about a few of our neighbors over this last month. The potential for increased resilience in our agricultural sector is exciting! Of course, agriculture is only one aspect of our regional redevelopment opportunity, and over the coming… Read more
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Next Step? A Hemp Co-op
Published first on the Progress News, September 28, 2020 “Oh, absolutely. You have to cooperate. Everyone succeeds when everyone works together.” I was struck by the simple sincerity with which Lee Ralph, owner of Full Circle Fields, uttered these words. I had asked what he thought of creating a local co-op for hemp farmers, and… Read more
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Regenerative Ag (Joe’s Farm, Part 3)
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Regenerative Ag (Joe’s Farm, Part 2)
Published first on the Progress News, September 14, 2020 “Locally sown, grown, and owned.” The emphasis on keeping things local ran throughout my conversations with the Gibson family as I continued to speak with them about their latest venture, hemp farming, and their line of medicinal hemp products, Penn’s Choice. Joe Gibson stressed the need… Read more
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Regenerative Ag (Joe’s Farm, Part 1)
Published first on the Progress News, September 7, 2020 “Ah, man…he would be so happy. I tell you what, he’d be out there, right now, in the field, working on a new discer or something, trying to find ways to make it even better.” I was talking to Joe Gibson, a sixth-generation local farmer, about… Read more
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Request for Proposals for Environmental Engineering Services to Perform Brownfield Assessments
The Oil Region Alliance received a FY20 Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment grant from the EPA for environmental investigations and remedial planning activities. This RFP has been issued to determine the eligibility of applicants to assist in the development and management of this project. A mandatory pre-submission conference will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at 2 p.m. EDT… Read more