Efforts to create Historic Oak Hill State Park ‘delayed, not dead’ by General Assembly
After a disappointing day in Richmond, The Conservation Fund is prepared to push forward on plans to create Virginia’s next state park.
After a disappointing day in Richmond, The Conservation Fund is prepared to push forward on plans to create Virginia’s next state park.
Other options will be sought to preserve Oak Hill after the Virginia General Assembly took no action to create Historic Oak Hill State Park.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has amended the proposed Virginia budget so that a shared vision for Historic Oak Hill State Park can move forward.
While the Conservation Fund awaits Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s possible amendment to make Historic Oak Hill State Park, support has grown.
The city of Waynesboro will be the site of only the second recovery high school in the Commonwealth for students struggling with addiction.
The fate of Historic Oak Hill State Park is with Gov. Glenn Youngkin and whether he will decide to include an amendment in the state budget.
It is still not clear how the Trump administration’s move to freeze federal grants might affect Harrisonburg.
The future of Historic Oak Hill State Park remains uncertain as the Virginia General Assembly nears the conclusion of its session.

Preservation Virginia is seeking nominations for historic places under threat of being lost in communities throughout the Commonwealth.
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