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HUD RHED
Project Area:
Adams, Jackson, Pike, and Vinton Counties
(Map)
Summary:
(Summary)
The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC) was
awarded a HUD Rural Housing and Economic Development Capacity Building Grant
(Grant #RH-05-OH-C-0082) in December 2005.
A brief overview of the project
consists of utilizing GPS to plot fire stations and response areas for fire
departments serving the four counties. Mileage intervals will be determined
from each fire station to determine the protected and unprotected class
areas. Insurance companies consider housing units beyond five or six miles from
a fire department as unprotected class and homeowners insurance premiums for
these housing units can be expensive. The number of housing units in the
protected and unprotected class areas will also be determined, and an
analysis of the protected class areas will be completed to determine the best
areas for housing development.
Work Plan:
- Form
an advisory committee in each county and have each of them to meet at least
three times to provide input into project activities.
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Utilizing GPS, map fire stations in target counties and fire stations in
adjacent counties that service areas in the target counties.
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Determine the service areas geographically for each of these fire stations and
map their service area.
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Determine mileage intervals from these fire stations to determine the number
of housing units that are in a protected class and unprotected class.
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Conduct an infrastructure and natural feature analysis of the protected
class areas to determine the best areas for housing development in each
county.
- Present the results of each county study in its
respective county in order to educate key decision makers.
Project Counties:
Adams County
Pike
County
Jackson County
Vinton County
Project Extension:
On December 10, 2008, Ohio
Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC) requested and was approved for an
extension to the project completion date for the HUD RHED grant to June 30,
2009. OVRDC will utilize the remaining funds to complete three of the scope of
work items from this project in four additional OVRDC member counties, which are
Fayette, Gallia, Ross, and Scioto (See Map). The scope of work items
that would be completed in these additional four counties would be:
1. Utilizing
GPS, map fire stations in target counties and fire stations in adjacent counties
that service areas in the target counties.
2. Determine
the service areas geographically for each of these fire stations and map their
service area.
3. Determine
mileage intervals from these fire stations to determine the number of housing
units that are in a protected class and unprotected class.
The counties to be targeted for this additional work are
Gallia County (ARC At-Risk County), Ross County (ARC Transitional County),
Fayette County (non-Appalachia County), and Scioto County (ARC At-Risk County).
Upon completion of the work, a report to each county providing them the results
of our research will also be provided.
Project County Reports
Large Maps
Fayette County
Fayette
County General Protected Class Map
Gallia County Gallia
County General Protected Class Map
Ross County
Ross
County General Protected Class Map
Scioto County Scioto
County General Protected Class Map
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