special districts
Special districts and authorities are the fastest growing form of local government in Virginia. In 1952 there were 42 special districts in Virginia. By 2012 there were 172.
Special districts are political subdivisions of the state and are created under special authorization of the General Assembly to provide services that are typically not provided by a city or county government. The most common special districts are planning district commissions, airport authorities, area agencies on aging, tourism authorities, community development authorities,
regional jail authorities, transportation districts and authorities, sanitation districts, soil and water conservation districts, water authorities, economic development authorities, and redevelopment and housing authorities.
Special districts are political subdivisions of the state and are created under special authorization of the General Assembly to provide services that are typically not provided by a city or county government. The most common special districts are planning district commissions, airport authorities, area agencies on aging, tourism authorities, community development authorities,
regional jail authorities, transportation districts and authorities, sanitation districts, soil and water conservation districts, water authorities, economic development authorities, and redevelopment and housing authorities.
regional authorities
• Planning District Commissions (PDCs)
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations
•Transportation Districts
• Industrial Development Authorities
• Public Service Authorities
• Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• Sanitation Districts
• Sanitary Districts
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations
•Transportation Districts
• Industrial Development Authorities
• Public Service Authorities
• Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• Sanitation Districts
• Sanitary Districts