BRAXTON COUNTY ECHO INC GASSAWAY AREA IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL

ECHO supports the acquisition, restoration, construction, or improvement of facilities to be used for environmental, cultural, historical, and outdoor recreational purposes. ECHO Program seeks to enhance the quality of life of Braxton County's residents by working to achieve the following goals over a broad geographic base:
Provide environmental/ecological, cultural, historical/heritage, and outdoor recreational facilities.
Preserve significant archaeological or historic resources; and develop, enhance, and promote heritage tourism opportunities, experiences, and resources.
Foster public memory and community identity by promoting and providing access to destinations and experiences associated with past events, peoples, and places within the County of Braxton.
Provide high-quality, user-oriented outdoor recreational opportunities including, but not limited to, access to the Elk River.
Improve the quality of life for Braxton's citizens by providing access to the cultural arts, increase cultural-based tourism, and encourage redevelopment and revitalization of downtown and urban areas through the provision of cultural arts facilities.