The Vale Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency response services to the Vale, SD community and surrounding area that encompasses a 170-square mile area. Its mission is to prevent the loss of life and property. In addition to responding to calls for fire suppression, Vale Fire Department responds to medical emergencies, incidents involving hazardous materials, rescue calls, and motor vehicle or other accidents.

Pawnee City had 3.8 miles of streets composed of asphalt or rock and deteriorated to the point repair was no longer feasible. With minimal to no curbing, the majority of drainage was in open ditches along the roadway. Complete replacement was necessary for safe streets in this area of the City.

Using the design provided by a Consulting Engineer firm, Rural Development was able to help the City identify the necessary financing to bring the streets back to new, smooth drivable surfaces.

Tessa Dosch lives in Aberdeen, SD and had been living in a rental property for several years that was in poor condition.  It needed major repairs to the foundation, and it had old, drafty windows. Tessa had been longing to own a home of her own. One fall day, she had been visiting with her longtime friend who also happened to be a realtor. Through this partnership, she learned about USDA Rural Development’s Single-Family Housing programs. 

Everyone is looking for a bargain. Whether it’s a deal on breakfast cereal or a few cents off on a gallon of gas people are always looking for the best deal.

USDA Rural Development was able to give the town of Fremont what amounted to almost a buy-one-get-one deal when they decided it was time to purchase new fire trucks.

Clear Space Theater Company, Inc proposes to construct two buildings, for a theatre auditorium and rehearsals.  The proposed project site is located in Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, Delaware.

Clear Space Theater Company – Notice of Availability of EA - December 15, 2020

Clear Space Theater Company – Notice of Availability of FONSI - February 9, 2021

Aligned Climate Capital LLC proposes to construct a solar farm facility on 20.02 acres.  The proposed project site is located in the Town of Livermore Falls in Androscoggin County, Maine.

Souther Farms Solar Project EA - January 2021

FONSI - Signed - March 9, 2021

Susan Smith has lived through a lot over the years: hurricanes, a serious medical condition, a global pandemic. She had heard about the fire burning in Ashland, just south of her subsidized apartment in the small town of Phoenix, but wildfires had never gotten close enough to threaten her before. Then a police officer knocked on her door and told her to evacuate. “Now!” he ordered when she hesitated.

Skeleton Creek Solar and Battery Storage Project, Garfield County, Oklahoma

Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (NOA) May 20, 2022

Skeleton Creek Project Record of Decision (ROD) May 16, 2022
 

Rural North Carolina is continuing to adapt to the digital age where high-speed internet is essential. There is a powerful ally in this evolution with the Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation.

ATMC is bringing access to the internet with speeds up to 1 Gps to thousands of homes and businesses in Columbus County since partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development in 2010.

So far ATMC and USDA RD have brought high speed internet to 2,000 homes in Columbus County.