Community Involvement
Community involvement plays a pivotal role in the successful redevelopment of brownfields, fostering collaboration that transforms once-contaminated sites into revitalized spaces that meet the unique needs of county residents.
Public awareness and input will help identify community goals, priorities for reuse of brownfield sites. As such, outreach techniques that are employed will target broad, but diverse, participation by local stakeholders. Community Engagement will be ongoing, but will be separated into two distinct phases.
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Printed & Digital Outreach Materials
Quarterly Newsletter
Workshops & Community Meeting Materials
Phase 1 of Community Involvement includes general outreach, awareness, and education campaigns that provide information on the Brownfield Program, what brownfields are, redevelopment opportunities, and social, economic, environmental, and health benefits purpose, goals, and identify initial stakeholders (individuals or groups), and gauge stakeholder needs, issues, and concerns.
Phase 2 will focus on understanding the level of involvement of stakeholders due to potential proximity, impact (including benefits, and gain more localized information to inform outcomes of the brownfields site prioritization. Several strategies include hosting public community meetings, conducting stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and development of interactive GIS storymaps for the public to provide direct feedback and learn more about specific sites.
Site specific Community Relations Plans and adequate notice will be provided in accordance with EPA regulations
(40 CFR Part 312).
For additional information regarding Shenandoah County's Brownfield Program, please contact:
