A Long Time Coming

Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission moves to old Avtex Superfund Site.

By Kaitlin Mayhew

FRONT ROYAL-- "We've waited a long time for this," Dennis M. Morris, chairman of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission, said as he cut the ribbon at the site of the agency's new offices on Thursday.

The regional commission officially moved to its new location at the Avtex Superfund site last month.

Prior to that, the commission occupied a building that used to be a dry cleaners on Sixth Avenue. It operated out of that location for the last 37 years, and the agency has been itching for a change....(read more)

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