The West Piedmont Planning District Commission serves the counties of Franklin, Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania, the cities of Danville, Martinsville, and the town of Rocky Mount. The West Piedmont PDC provides a variety of regional planning, technical assistance, and program services to member local governments, including regional planning/visioning activities; grant application assistance; land use planning;…
Monthly Archives: October 2020
A Home for Fresh Food: Town of Hillsville Breaks Ground on Farmer’s Market
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In 2016, Virginia Tech’s Office of Economic Development conducted a study to look at the feasibility of a farmer’s market in downtown Hillsville, a town in Carroll County, VA. Four years later, Hillsville broke ground on the structure for the farmer’s market after getting approval to build in a historical district. “I think this project…