Hampshire County Development Authority

"Steeped in Tradition & Prepared for Tradition" in Hampshire County, West Virginia
 
About Us


The Hampshire County Development Authority (HCDA) was created in 1974 with a mission to improve the quality of life for residents of Hampshire County, West Virginia through a thriving and responsible business community.

Specifically the HCDA seeks to:

  • Improve the quality of Hampshire County employment options
  • Encourage responsible business and industry
  • Encourage local manufacturing businesses to boost the local economy
  • Provide support services to existing businesses
  • Assist in expansion of existing businesses
  • Promote new local businesses
  • Attract external businesses & support their relocation/expansion to Hampshire
  • Develop infrastructure to sustain existing and future businesses, as well as the residential community
  • Gather and distribute the knowledge and assets of local, state, and federal agencies; other organizations; and individuals to stimulate prosperous business.

HCDA Staff


Executive Director Tom Jones and Executive Assistant Eva Ansel constitute the staff.

Board of Directors

The HCDA is composed of between twelve and twenty-one persons appointed by the Hampshire County Commission. Members of the Authority board must include representatives from the County Commission, City of Romney, and the City of Capon Bridge. The remainder, representing business, industry, and labor, are appointed at large by the County Commission. All members serve a three -year term and are eligible, at the discretion of the County Commission, for re-appointment.
All members of the HCDA are resident citizens of Hampshire County.
HCDA Board of Directors Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting in Taggart Hall Conference Room


Executive Committee

The Executive Committee's new officers were sworn in by Judge Donald H. Cookman of the Circuit Court on July 18, 2006.


Officers

President: Walter Layman
V-President: Richard Hamblin
Secretary: James Miller II
Treasurer: Alice Rowzee

The Swearing In of HCDA officers
The 2006-2009 HCDA Executive Committee
(L-R) Alice Rowzee, James Miller II, Richard Hamblin, Walter Layman