Residents oppose strip mine near homes over water fears
Citizens fear blasting will crack houses and spoil well water as a proposed mine near Laurel Run faces local protest. Ten families voice concerns about water quality and mineral taste while noting past mining impacts and a struggle to be heard against larger interests.
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Sunday
Taylor
Joe Gregg
Gregg
Cooper’s Rock
Federal help requires requirements to be met for funding
HUD says interim criteria expired Oct 1 and counties must now satisfy original stricter rules. EPA HUD flexibilities target West Virginia style gaps with case by case modifications, requiring area wide planning groups with a director staff and board and a county plan as base.
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HUD
Berlan
West Virginia
EPA
Taxing mobile units and delinquent coal taxes in Morgantown area
The article covers overdue taxes totaling about 35 000 owed by a construction firm to a West Virginia board and the county sheriff’s measures to enforce payment. It details assessments, delinquency dates, interest, and notices, with four firms named for back taxes and actions considered or under way. It also presents local views on strip mining near Bee's Run, featuring residents Shaffer Gregg Mayfield McClure and others voicing support or concerns about water and land impact.
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James G. Harlow
West Virginia Board of Regents
Pyles
Joseph Janco
Laurita
Janco
John McShain Inc
Baltimore
Chapman & Chapman
Norwalk
Ohio
Mellon- Stuart Co
Pittsburgh
Industrial Manufacturing Co
Morgantown
Pennsylvania
Arkwright
Shaffer
Taylor
Sunday
Greggs
Ernest Gregg
O.W. Mayfield
Sharon Coal Company
Mayfield
Lawrence Cale
William McClure
McClure
Hubert Huggins
Huggins
Masontown
Reedsville
Albert Sunday
Morgantown Post
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