Overview
Timmons Group is proud to be the lead consultant for the Summit View Business Park in Franklin County, VA. Timmons Group conducted the early studies to identify, evaluate, and then select the 550-acre site along the US Route 220 corridor with the most potential to generate jobs and attract private investment. The County then selected Timmons Group to complete the real estate diligence work; prepare an overall master plan including Return on Investment (ROI) study and Brand Positioning Statement; and design and permit the first phase of infrastructure and pad ready sites that will ultimately serve over 3 million square feet of revenue producing buildings. Timmons Group also provided strategic marketing assistance that led the County to re-name this park Summit View Business Park in celebration of the incredible natural surroundings. The energy created within the community is infectious, and the County has immediately started to pursue economic development success.
Timmons Group is currently completing the permitting and design services to construct improvements, including roads, sanitary sewer, waterline, pad grading, and stormwater management for Phase I of the park. We have also assisted the County in updating their comprehensive plan and rezoning the property for Economic Development.
Timmons Group has also assisted Franklin County in pursuing a variety of funding opportunities for the site including:
- Virginia Business Ready Sites Program (VBRSP) from the Virginia Economic Development
Partnership (VEDP) - Virginia Brownfields Restoration & Economic Redevelopment Assistance funds from the Virginia Resources Authority (VRA) and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
- Economic Development Access and Revenue-Sharing Program funds from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
This project highlights the Economic Development Team at Timmons Group and our exemplary experience designing and permitting major infrastructure that needs to move very quickly and stick to a budget. The project is also generating considerable attention with companies seeking to join the County’s energy.
