Clinton signs $203 billion highway bill to fund expansion
President Clinton signed a $203 billion transportation bill directing $167 billion to highways and $36 billion to mass transit over six years. The plan aims to widen roads and improve rest stops while praising bipartisan support. North Dakota will repave 34 miles from Gwinner to Wyndmere starting July 1 with $2.3 million from its annual $171 million allotment.
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Mountain State highway funding rises 41.3 percent
The allocation to the Mountain State highway program increases by 41.3 percent from the six year prior. State Division of Highways spokeswoman Carol Melling lists projects including 50 million for Route 10 widening from Man to Logan and 35 million for U S Route 35 in Putnam County, among others across multiple counties.
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Mullens to Washington trek aims to spark coalfield debate
David Stover, 42, begins a nine day walk from Mullens City Hall to Washington to oppose Kyoto Protocol ratification. This is his second cross country trek protesting national energy and environmental policy while stressing coal jobs for the region.
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Richwood to pay 14 year debt to Municipal League
Richwood officials plan installments to clear a $6,800 outstanding Municipal League assessment fee carried from 1984. The debt stemmed from a 1992 lawsuit after the city failed to answer, with a lien and judgment now recognized. Mayor Rose said three payments will start after July 1. A related project, Virtual Furniture of California, aims to develop a dimension plant in the old BF Goodrich building.
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West Virginia Municipal League
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Municipal League
West Virginia
Lisa Dooley
Callaghan
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Virtual Furniture of California
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Mountaintop removal coal mining reshapes Cabin Creek area
West Virginia shifts from traditional mining to mountaintop removal in Cabin Creek. Arch Coal’s Samples Mine uses massive earth-moving equipment to strip topsoil and lower mountains by hundreds of feet, creating valley fills that raise long term concerns about streams, watersheds, and nearby communities.
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Cindy Rank
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
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Cabin Creek
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Logan County
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