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Staff Lydeana Martin Karla Turman Tabitha Hodge |
The document is lengthy because we have included a wide array of information, maps and analyses so that they might be weighed together. There is a two-page executive summary, plus you may go directly to any chapter of interest. Please note that the last page or two of each chapter is a summary of that chapter. The first 9 chapters are in many ways the “background” process and data of the plan, while chapters 10, 11 and 12 are the heart of it. You may see any portion of the plan by clicking on it below.
For any questions or concerns, please call Lydeana or Karla at 745-9300 or email at lmartin@floydcova.org or kdturman@floydcova.org.
CHAPTER 1. WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?…1
CHAPTER 2. WHAT DOES OUR COMMUNITY WANT TO BE?…7
CHAPTER 3. WHAT ARE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES?…13
General Physiographic Features…13
General Hydrologic Features…18
Wetlands and Critical Habitats…24
CHAPTER 4. WHAT IS OUR POPULATION?…28
CHAPTER 5. HOW DO PEOPLE MAKE A LIVING?…38
CHAPTER 6. WHAT ARE OUR HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES?…72
Brief History of Floyd County…72
CHAPTER 7. WHAT ARE OUR TRANSPORTATION MODES?…80
Existing Road Infrastructure and Travel…80
2035 Rural Long Range Transportation Plan…89
CHAPTER 8. WHAT COMMUNITY FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN FLOYD COUNTY?…100
Community Facilities Generally…100
Courthouse and Constitutional Officers…101
Floyd County School System…107
Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library…112
Telecommunication Infrastructure…126
Solid Waste Collection and Disposal…129
Facilities for New or Expanding Industries…132
Community Activities, Volunteerism and Community Center…136
Future Community Facilities…136
CHAPTER 9. WHAT HOUSING IS AVAILABLE?…144
Housing Summary from the American Community Survey, 2005-2009…144
New River Valley HOME Consortium…150
CHAPTER 10. HOW IS PROPERTY USED IN FLOYD COUNTY?…152
Trends Affecting Property Use…161
CHAPTER 11. WHAT ARE OUT GOALS ?…178
CHAPTER 12. HOW WILL WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS?…190
APPENDICES
A. Endangered, Threatened and Species of Concern in Floyd Area
B. Acreage and Proportionate Extent of Soils in Floyd County
C. Transportation Needs in Floyd County: Matrix by VDOT