Contractors Sound Off on Permits in Bluefield Meeting
Bluefield officials hear contractors at city hall at 5:30 p.m. on a proposed building permit enforcement policy. City Manager Ron Crabtree stresses protecting citizens and licensed contractors while addressing long-standing lax enforcement and new rules for service calls. Mayor Paul Cole will attend to answer questions.
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Bluefield
City Hall
B&o
Ron Crabtree
Crabtree
Paul Cole
Gilmore Bill on DNA testing faces amendments and vetoes
Gov Gilmore signed the bill with reservations as lawmakers rejected a victim notification amendment he added. Opponents argued DNA testing protections for wrongly accused defendants and the governor urged future legislation to notify victims when new tests are sought. Washington, nearly executed in 1982, was released after DNA tests matched others.
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Gilmore
Reid Boatright
England
Europe
House of Delegates
Damental
Senate
Washington
County seeks $40,000 boost to drug task force funding
The county budget shows a $180,901 shortfall for 2001 2002 and officials weigh restoring funds to the drug task force led by Lee after a recent $100,000 OxyContin raid. Board members consider increasing support amid rising fuel costs at the airport and ongoing funding debates.
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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 tackles illegal waste dumping across 108 miles of streets
City managers describe about 108 miles of streets of which 81 are paved as corridors for illegal dumps. They cite 50 sites citywide, from grass clippings to appliances, costing thousands yearly to clean up. Fines range from 50 to 500 dollars as authorities vow to identify culprits.
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Agee
Fowler
Ron Crabtree
Glendale
Mercer County
Street Department
Crabtree
PCH and BRMC clash over debt and community services
During a Wednesday meeting consultants highlighted PCH debt tied to its expansion while BRMC has about 11.4 million in its foundation with little debt. Dunmyer criticized BRMC for releasing the report without consulting PCH and warned of lost community benefits such as open heart care neonatal ICUs and trauma designation. BRMC’s Eugene Pawlowski was unavailable for comment.
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PCH
BRMC
Dunmyer
Unmyer
Eaders
Man linked to double murder details in suspect statements
In a Wednesday hearing a witness read a confession claiming Keith Molineaux and accomplices, King and Britto, visited a Keystone trailer on April 9 to obtain marijuana. The statements describe an armed confrontation at John Stepp's home, a child present, and subsequent flight to Bluefield before weapons were found. Authorities questioned arrest timing and juror-worthy points while Britto's case advances to the grand jury.
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King
Molineaux
Britto
Keystone
O’toole Hollow
Anawalt
John’s
John Stepp
Keith
Kimmie Stepp
Texas
Aee
Ed Kornish
Bluefield
McGinnis E. Hatfield Jr
McGinnis
Welch
J.E. Pauley
Kornish
Pauley
Czarnik
West
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