PEC: Greene County comp plan, farm protected, water planning

The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) reports multiple local actions: Greene County has begun updating its comprehensive plan; PEC and partners permanently protected a 274-acre farm; GO Virginia is advancing a U.S. Route 29 “Innovation Corridor”; and Greene County began initial construction phases of the White Run Reservoir in December 2025.

• Main announcement: PEC notes that Greene County has begun updating its comprehensive plan (completion expected 2028), and PEC will advocate for a purchase of development rights program, riparian buffer protections, and rural protections as part of the process. The update will guide land use, infrastructure, housing, transportation, zoning and subdivision ordinance updates.
• Other concrete actions/details: PEC developed and financed a project that secured an agricultural conservation easement permanently protecting Long Acre Farm (274 acres) with funding from American Farmland Trust, NRCS Agricultural Land Easement program, and Virginia Land Conservation Foundation; Greene County broke ground Dec 2025 on initial White Run Reservoir phases (raw water line, intake, pump station); GO Virginia seeks to create an Innovation Corridor along U.S. Route 29 spanning Fauquier → Culpeper → Orange → Greene → Albemarle/Charlottesville, and CVPED will release a Strategic Roadmap to identify competitive advantages and actionable steps.