HURT, Va. â After more than a year since its announcement and multiple delays attributed to Covid-19 effects, âProject Emotionâ â a moniker for the Staunton River Plastics (SRP) facility slated for construction at Southern Virginia Multimodal Park (SVMP) in Hurt â continues inching ever closer the eve of its groundbreaking.Â
The Staunton River Regional Industrial Facility Authority (SRRIFA) Board of Directors met May 25 in Chatham. A sizable part of their agenda consisted of ratifying key documents leading up to commencement of actual site preparation and construction.
Five resolutions were considered that would:Â (1) amend an existing performance agreement to reflect changes in financing; (2) approve a subdivision plat developed by engineers for the parcel of SVMP land; (3) exercise SRRIFAâs option to acquire the tract from Hurt Partners LLC (current SVMP owners) and in turn resell it to Pittsylvania County Industrial Development Authority (