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With a population of more than 20,000 residents and an expected growth of approximately 10,000 new residents, the Poplar Grove Utility District in Tipton County, Tennessee understands the importance of being able to support the new growth coming to their community.
For the people living on Smith Island, the water matters. But it’s about more than the beautiful views of the Chesapeake Bay from the picturesque island ten miles from the mainland. The multi‐generational residents depend on the surrounding Chesapeake Bay for their livelihoods. For many, crabbing, oystering, and ecotourism are what puts dollars in their bank accounts, and food on their tables.
Co-owners of Balfour Farm in Pittsfield, Heather and Doug Donahue have adapted to many changes as dairy farmers. First, they switched careers and began farming in 2004. They learned about farming and experimented with different breeds. Next came a move a move from New York to Maine in 2010. Soon they decided to transition away from wholesaling fluid milk and adopted a direct-to-consumer market model. They began selling milk, yogurt, and soft cheese at farmers’ markets and achieved organic certification.
West Portsmouth, Ohio, sitting serenely near the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio Rivers in Appalachia, now has an upgraded wastewater treatment plant.
According to J.P. Pickelsimer, Scioto County Sanitary Engineer, West Portsmouth’s treatment facility – built in the early 1970s – served the community well for nearly half a century.
Nestled within the southwest corner of New Jersey lies the Borough of National Park, a small town with a big spirit. The close-knit community isn’t just a spot on the map that sounds like a hiking destination -- it's hometown to over 3,000 rural residents whose bonds run deep, always looking out for one another and the ground they stand on.
Writing her own homeownership story, Karla Quintana and her two children have lived in Garfield County, CO since 2011. After having to move out of a garage studio apartment, the family was able to move in with friends and rent the bottom half of their home. While owning a home would be ideal, she wasn’t sure it was obtainable. Locally, Habitat for Humanity (HFH) Roaring Fork Valley opened a homeownership application process. The Habitat for Humanity application process is held to find applicants that can be accepted into their next housing build.
Bob Threewitts raises heavy broilers in one of the top poultry producing and processing regions of the U.S., so he knows a thing or two about making his operation more productive and profitable. The solar panels he installed a little over two years ago check both boxes and will soon enable him to pass on a debt-free farm to his children.
Stag Moose Solar, LLC proposes to construct the Bjorn Solar project. It will be a solar facility on approximately 25 acres in Barron County, Wisconsin. It will be in the southeast quarter of Section 32, Township 34 North, Range 12 West, Town of Barron.
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Halfway between Park Falls and Ashland is the rural community of Mellen, population 698. Nestled between the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and nearby Copper Falls State Park, this small community is humming with activity on an early Monday morning in March.
