West Virginia mayors press for annexation and taxes
Officials from Bluefield Beckley and Summersville pressed Governor Underwood on annexation rules and tax fairness during a regional session. Mayors urged a 1 to 2 percent hotel motel tax boost and criticized the B and O tax as a barrier to growth. Highways plans were outlined including U S Route 460 work and a future I 64 deponent plan.
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Click
Anawalt
Eva Rash
Charleston
Bluefield
Nelson Walker
West
Gas tax battle stalls as lawmakers weigh rollback
Opposition to repealing the gas tax grows while Senator Lott pushes to suspend the 18.4 cent federal tax if prices rise above two dollars. Minority Leader Daschle says the bill should be debated. OPEC plans a production boost, signaling possible price relief by late summer.
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Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Lott
R-Miss
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Water Department Nominated for Recognition by Association
The association serves water systems with 10 000 or fewer customers and includes Town of Higginbotham, with more than 2 200 customers as a member. Town Engineer Todd Day recommended nominating the department for its drought endurance, system upgrades, storage tank replacement, and refinancing efforts during 1999.
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Higginbotham
Todd Day
Igginbotham
Todd
West Virginia heart center talks in Mercer County
Community leaders in Bluefield and Princeton discuss locating a new heart center in Mercer County with UVA as a one third partner. BRMC and Princeton Community Hospital executives anticipate replies to proposals while WV rules on heart facilities may shift by late summer.
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Wilkinson
Bluefield
Princeton
Mercer County
BRMC
Eugene Pawlowski
Princeton Community Hospital
Charles Mathena
Charlottesville
Mathena
PCH
Haddix
West Virginia
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