Case Studies
Kwasi Fraser — Case Studies
Three initiatives traced from problem through implementation to outcome — with lessons for other municipalities.
These case studies trace the arc of three specific initiatives from the Fraser administration — from the problem each solved through the solution design, the implementation, and the documented outcomes — with transferable lessons for other municipalities.
Aberdeen Nutrient Credit Bank
How an unproductive town-owned parcel became the largest municipal nutrient credit bank in Virginia — generating $900K+ annually and winning the VML Innovation Award.
Public Health / InnovationWastewater Epidemiology Before the CDC
How Purcellville deployed COVID-19 surveillance on May 13, 2020 — four months before the CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System — with Biobot Analytics, MIT, and Harvard.
Economic Development / Community InfrastructureMakersmiths: Adaptive Reuse of a Derelict Property
How a derelict town maintenance facility and decommissioned water treatment plant became a community manufacturing workshop — and emergency production infrastructure during COVID-19.