Angie Evans

This Comprehensive Plan for Tucker County outlines a long-term roadmap to balance prosperity and business development with the preservation of natural beauty and resources. Key strategic objectives include preparing for the completion of WV 48 (Corridor H), expanding high-speed internet, boosting tourism and recreation, developing community infrastructure, ensuring dependable emergency services, and increasing workforce housing. The plan also emphasizes maintaining the county's rural character, enhancing the tax base, improving transportation, ensuring access to essential public services, and preserving historic landmarks.

The Tucker County Comprehensive Plan serves as a long-term roadmap to guide the county's growth and development, balancing prosperity and business expansion with the preservation of natural beauty and resources. Key objectives include preparing for the completion of WV 48 (Corridor H), expanding high-speed internet, increasing tourism and recreation, developing community infrastructure, ensuring dependable emergency services, and expanding workforce housing. The plan also addresses land use, public services, economic development, community design, preferred development and redevelopment, and historic preservation, aiming to promote coordinated development and enhance the quality of life for residents.

The ordinance outlines the establishment of an enhanced emergency telephone system in Tucker County. It details the territory included in the system, the operation of the county answering point, and the participation of emergency service providers. The plan includes projections of costs for the system's implementation and maintenance, the imposition of a fee to finance these costs, and the establishment of a separate E-911 Fund. It also addresses the roles and responsibilities of the telephone company and the establishment of an Enhanced 9-1-1 Communications Advisory Board.

The plan discusses the feasibility of siting commercial solid waste facilities within Tucker County, considering factors such as waste generation, economic development, transportation infrastructure, property values, groundwater and surface water protection, geological and hydrological conditions, aesthetic and environmental quality, historic and cultural resources, land uses, and public health and welfare. It establishes zones for various types of facilities, including Class A, B, C, and D landfills, transfer stations, recycling facilities, energy recovery facilities, materials recovery facilities, and composting facilities, designating areas as authorized, tentatively prohibited, or prohibited based on specific criteria and regulations.

The comprehensive plan for Tucker County focuses on balancing prosperity and business development with safeguarding the county's natural beauty and resources. Key areas of focus include land use, housing, transportation, infrastructure, public services, recreation, tourism, and economic development. The plan aims to retain the rural character of the county, enhance the tax base, and improve the quality of life for residents. It addresses challenges such as population decline, limited economic opportunities, and the need for improved infrastructure and services, while also capitalizing on opportunities such as the completion of Corridor H and the development of tourism and recreation.