We are pleased to announce that Rebecca Cobb, Senior Planner, has become a Certified Zoning Administrator (CZA)! Rebecca has 11 years of experience in compre...

“A single vulnerability is all an attacker needs.” - Chief Security Officer Window Snyder from Fastly Inc., an American cloud computing services provider. Th...

Many localities and regional entities have committed to support sustainable communities in comprehensive plans, green infrastructure plans, and other plans, ...

I met Denise (P.E., CFM, ENV SP, LEED AP, and many other accomplishments) at a green networking night at Hardywood Brewery. I made her acquaintance before ma...

The Berkley Group is supporting Middlesex County with an application to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to receive funding (Transportation A...

Matt Farmer doesn’t like talking about himself. But this reluctant spotlight subject has plenty of experience and accomplishments to boast about. The Berkley...

“Emergency Management protects communities by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate...

Our Executive Manager, Kim Payne, would likely rather tell you more about his joy fishing on the James River and being identified as a “James Changer” by the...

Every now and then Drew and I like to try to go somewhere to unplug from the “normal” routine (if that exists) and focus on bigger picture stuff regarding bu...

Bart Nuckols is a welcome addition to the Berkley Group team as an Executive Planner with 34 years of experience in planning and administration. His latest p...

What is the most interesting project that you worked on while employed as the Zoning Administrator in the Town of Culpeper? “Probably the most interesting pr...

The Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association held its 49th annual conference July 21-24 in Hampton, Virginia. The theme was “resilience” – value...

When City Manager Noah Simon departed Lexington, Virginia for Westlake, Texas earlier this year, he left an open seat in a community that prides itself on hi...

The Town of Blacksburg, Virginia, has adopted the use the Envision rating system to guide sustainable development of high-profile municipal projects. As a s...

The Berkley Group participated in three regional seminars across the state in June to engage with localities on considerations for utility-scale solar projec...

The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (MPPDC), one of Virginia’s 21 planning district commissions tasked with addressing region wide issues, rece...

The 2019 Resilient Virginia Conference is Thursday-Friday, July 18-19 in Charlottesville. Brought to you by the non-profit Resilient Virginia and UVA’s Envi...

Public comment period open on the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Draft Chesapeake Bay TMDL Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Download the draft plan Feedba...

The Virginia Local Government Manager’s Association (VLGMA) had its winter conference in Staunton this year at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. Three main items...

We’ve recently expanded our services to include Emergency Management Planning. Jessica Roy joined our team to support the Middle Peninsula Planning District...