Contractors Sound Off On Building Permit Rules
Bluefield prepares a public meeting at city hall to discuss a new building permit enforcement policy. City Manager Ron Crabtree notes the goal to protect citizens and licensed contractors, amid concerns over permits for service calls and the practicality of enforcing codes on small jobs. Mayor Paul Cole will attend to answer questions.
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Bluefield
City Hall
B&o
Ron Crabtree
Crabtree
Paul Cole
Murder case details emerge from preliminary hearing
Witness statements describe Molineaux and Britto entering a Keystone home with a juvenile on April 9, finding marijuana, and a 9mm gun being pointed at John Stepp. Gunfire occurred after a struggle, the weapon jammed, and the group fled toward Bluefield with talks of Texas. Britto’s 21 page statement is summarized. only potential evidence ties Britto to felony murder.
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Williams
King
Molineaux
Britto
Keystone
O’toole Hollow
Anawalt
John’s
John Stepp
Keith
Kimmie Stepp
Bluefield
Texas
Ed Kornish
McGinnis E. Hatfield Jr
McGinnis
Welch
J.E. Pauley
Kornish
Pauley
Molinedux
Czarnik
Gilmore signs DNA testing bill with reservations
Governor Gilmore signed the bill with reservations while in England on a trade mission. He urged next year’s legislature to require victim notification when convicted attackers petition for new DNA tests. The Senate rejected the victim notification amendment. Washington, nearly executed in 1982, was released after tests showed other men contributed DNA evidence.
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Gilmore
Reid Boatright
England
Europe
House of Delegates
Damental
Senate
Washington
County faces 2001 02 budget gap tied to funding task force
The board discusses a $180 901 shortfall in the proposed 2001 2002 budget and weighs a $40 000 funding request for the OxyContin task force plus an airport funding increase. Lee cites efforts to secure alternative funds, while Griffith supports approving the grant amid drug concerns.
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Lee
Board of Supervisors
Richlands
Western District
Earl Griffith
Griffith
Rick Kimbrell
Bill Rasnick
Buford Cordle
Cordle
Authority
Jody Jessee
Jessee
City grapples with mounting illegal dumping across streets
City officials say 50 dumps scar the landscape, from unpaved mountain streets to remote lots. Agee and Fowler describe tires, furniture, vegetation, and even an old car dumped by careless residents. Fines range from 50 to 500 dollars. landfill costs and cleanup run into thousands.
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Agee
Fowler
Ron Crabtree
Glendale
Mercer County
Street Department
Crabtree
Financial report sparks debate at PCH BRMC meeting
Consultants flag PCH debt in aggressive expansion while C stores about 11.4 million in foundation funds with near zero debt. Dunmyer criticizes BRMC for releasing the joint commissioned report without notifying PCH, citing community service implications and delayed access to findings.
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PCH
BRMC
Dunmyer
Unmyer
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