The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission seeks public comment on the draft document, “Middle Peninsula Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.” Two meetings will be held Wednesday, Nov. 18, to receive comments from residents, business owners, community leaders and others, a release said. The meetings will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Mattaponi Conference Room at HUB 33, 4521 Lewis B. Puller Memorial Highway, Mattaponi. The draft document seeks to help shape the region’s economic future, the release said. It “outlines a shared vision for strengthening and diversifying the Middle Peninsula’s economy over the next five years,” and can be viewed on the MPPCD website, mppdc.com. The Middle Peninsula encompasses six counties, Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, King and Queen, King William and Essex, along with the towns of Tappahannock, Urbanna and West Point. The draft CEDS establishes a framework for addressing these challenges while building on the Mid...