On August 8, 2020, our city experienced heavy flooding causing damage to many businesses and residences. Historic Staunton Foundation is fine, but many of our neighbors are working hard to clean and mitigate damage. please contact the Staunton Downtown Development Association and the City of Staunton for recovery needs and additional support information. SDDA is also helping with…
Category: Water
August Preservation Brown Bag
Friday, August 9, 2019 @ Noon Alleys and Gardens as Filters for Water Draining to the Creeks Tour meets at the Bryan Garage. Please consider parking at the Wharf parking lot and walking up Federal Street to the Alley. With the recent hard afternoon rains, we are witnessing runoff. Protecting the Chesapeake Bay requires control of…
June Preservation Brown Bag
Friday, June 14, 2019 @ Noon Wharf Historic Infrastructure and Flood Mitigation Landis Park to Byers Street Meet at intersection of Church Street and Middlebrook Avenue Rebecca Joyce, Program Manager for the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission will join HSF board member Sharon Angle to lead our walk and discussion. Rebecca and Sharon have extensive experience…
May Preservation Brown Bag
Friday, May 3rd @ Noon Tour meets at the Bryan Garage in the alley behind 115 Church Street Theme for 2019 The National Weather Service announced we are in a season for heightened flooding and our soil is wet. Spring Outlook: Historic, widespread flooding to continue through May Drough Severity Index Staunton drains water; water…
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