[CPEO-BIF] West Virginia - state vs. local decision-making

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Officials: Brownfield bill advances

By Jenni Vincent
Martinsburg Journal (WV)
February 10, 2011

MARTINSBURG - Jefferson County Commissioner Lyn Widmyer vividly recalls 
the surprise, coupled with frustration, she felt last year when state 
officials approved the proposed development of the Old Standard Quarry 
without any input from local officials.

It was especially upsetting, she said, since both the Jefferson County 
Planning Commission and Charles Town had turned down the brownfield 
proposal only to have it approved by then-West Virginia Development 
Office Executive Director Kelley Goes.

However, thanks to a proposal now working its way through the 
legislative process, that may never be a problem again locally, 
according to legislators who've sponsored a bill that specifically 
addresses this situation.


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For the entire article, se
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/555859/Officials--Brownfield-bill-advances.html?nav=5006

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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