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Wayne County focus on progress, leadership, momentum
Tim
Kinsey
(D) Delegate 19th District
Much is being written
and discussed about the
exciting progress being made in our Wayne
County.
It seems that any local
conversation tends to
include the Heartland
Gateway at Prichard
intermodal facility, the
addition of 250 jobs
at Allevard Sogefi, the
Tri-state Airport infrastructure expansion for
development, the state
of the art 911 Center,
the Beech Fork Lodge
project, the timely
Wayne County 2020
and 2025 Plans or the
Hatfield McCoy Trail
initiative.
To have all of these
projects in the making at
the same time in Wayne
County, W.Va., is a testament to the forward
thinking leaders we possess, whether elected
officials, businessmen
and women, organizations, or concerned and
interested citizens.
But is this all that is
happening in Wayne
County?
I think not.
Take Brandon Dennison for instance. He
is Associate Director
of the Wayne County
Economic Development Authority and
Executive Director of
Coalfield Development
Corporation. Coalfield
helps young workers
develop labor and life
skills necessary to obtain an applied science
degree.
Coalfield owns several
properties and is in the
process of purchasing
the Corbin property in
Westmoreland for economic development as a
business incubator.
Mayor Otis Adkins
and the town council of
Ceredo recently completed negotiations with
Tim Forth to land a long
awaited FoodFair grocery store.
Then, with the assistance of Kenova Mayor Ric Griffith and his
council, ironed out a
much needed bus route
with the TTA from
Huntington to Ceredo/
Kenova.
Charity Damron,
Executive Director of
the Wayne Family Resource Network, is initiating programs with a
family focus, creating
substance abuse initiatives and establishing a youth coalition
program. Damron also
leads the Wayne County
Celebration event and
serves on the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
I see Coach Tom
Harmon as a leader in
Wayne County. Having proven himself with
seven appearances in the
state football championship in the past fourteen
years, including three
state championships,
who else can draw 3,500
Wayne Countians for a
single event?
E v e n Wa y n e ’s
away games attract
1,500-2,500 Pioneer
fans. The economic
impact of Harmon’s
program is an economic
boon to our county.
Our county HubCAP
team, with the leadership of Carl Marcum,
Commission
continues to
work on projects
WAYNE – The Wayne
County Commission
wants to see the county
continue its move toward future development and make the lives
of residents better.
Some of those projects
include looking at the tax
base of the Heartland
Intermodel Gateway at
Prichard and the planned
Beech Fork Lodge that
would bring business opportunities to the county,
said Commission President Bob Pasley.
“We need to maintain
our contact with the coal
industry,” Pasley said.
“Somebody needs to
come back on the Argus
property to get it going
again.”
Pasley also said the
commission is working
on finding $20 million
to complete the water
project on W.Va. 152
and would like to see an
increase in tourism by
working with officials
with the Hatfield/McCoy Trails, the lakes in
the county, golf courses
and state parks.
“We need to upgrade
Cabwaylingo State Forest with its trails, roads
and other infrastructure,” he said. “We also
need to do reverse tourism in getting visitors to
fly north on the airlines
that service Huntington
Tri-State Airport.”
He also expanded on
the businesses that are
in the Prichard Industrial Park and how they
are working to expand
their businesses.
One area Pasley
would like to see is Interstate 73/74 put back
on the minds of officials
to get the roadway under construction.
The Heartland Intermodal Gateway remains under construction in Wayne County.
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was very instrumental
in bringing the Beech
Fork Lodge project to
the forefront with governor Tomblin.
This initial HubCAP
success resulted in
Wayne County being
the only community
achievement program to
be invited to participate
in the second round. The
effort now is to establish a county-wide trail
system.
Lisa Bell, Executive
Director of the Wayne
County Habitat for Humanity, has taken that
entity to another level.
In less than two years
she will finish her third
house.
She has worked with
Sandra Pertee with the
Wayne County Board
of Education and Hugh
Roberts at Tolsia High
School to involve vocational students in the
fabrication of walls for
Habitat homes. She also
has acquired property
for home sites and has
solicited several colleges and church groups to
assist in building homes,
all adding to the county
economy.
Down in Dunlow, Bill
Likens has single-handedly built a community
center. The center has
a gym, a bank of computers, lodging for out
of state work groups,
meeting rooms and a
food bank.
What Likens has
accomplished with a
$300,000 grant is phenomenal.
Rose Meredith, Executive Director of the
Wayne County Community Service Organization, continues her
tireless leadership role
in Wayne County by
converting the former
Wa y n e E l e m e n t a r y
School to the James
H. Booton Memorial
Apartments. As true
with all of Meredith’s
projects, this 19-apart-
ment complex will be a
showplace.
The new Executive
Director of the Wayne
County Housing Authority is Brett Jones.
He has been on the
job for only a year
and a half and has already purchased both
the Wayne Apartments
and the Urlings building. Upon completion, Urlings will have
five apartments, office
space, a community
room and a snack shop.
It is a major addition to
the renovations being
made in the Town of
Wayne.
Jones is a leader in
the William and Mary
Queen building project,
along with Nicki RoweFortner, head of the
Crum Neighborhood
Association.
Jones, along with previously mentioned Meredith and Dennison, are
part of a group of eight
entities, including the
Town of Fort Gay, who
have shown interest in
developing the old Fort
Gay Middle and High
Schools.
This potential multimillion dollar project
would avail services to
the likes of MountWest
Community and Technical College, Southern
Community Technical
College, St. Mary’s Hospital and Valley Health,
among others.
These are but a few
of the projects and the
leaders that are pursuing
their dreams of making
Wayne County a better
place to live and work.
These men, women and
organizations are part of
the PROGRESS that is
very real in our county
today.
It is an exciting time
for all Wayne Countians,
and I very much believe,
as do the LEADERS
mentioned herein, that
our Wayne County does
have MOMENTUM.
State Police warns
residents of scam artists
SOUTH CHARLESTON – In tough economic
times, there are those who
will take advantage of
the elderly
and disabled
to make
money by
fraudulent
schemes.
Lt. Michael
Baylous of the
West Virginia State
Police warns residents to be aware of
scam artists.
“We have instances of
suspects knocking on the
door and forcing themselves in when an elderly
person opens the door,”
Baylous said. “We have
also seen instances of suspects offering to do work
around the house such as
driveway resealing, cutting
grass and trimming trees.
Many will either do a poor
job and get paid or
simply
d e mand
money
up front
and leave
before doing
the job.”
He also warns
not to open the
door unless you
know who it is. Speak
loudly through the door
or turn on an outside light
so the person will know
someone is home because
some thieves knock to see
if anyone is home before
breaking in.
Other frauds include telephone calls claiming to
be the bank, a computer
security company, or law
enforcement, Baylous said.
Never give personal information over the phone unless you are absolutely sure
to whom you are talking.
Recently, there have been
telephone calls from scam
artists who say they are
collecting money for local
law enforcement.
“The law enforcement
scam involves telling you
that a relative has been arrested and you need to wire
or send money for their
bail,” Baylous said.
People should hang up
and call law enforcement
to report the incident.
“Finally, do not discuss
your pain medication with
others,” Baylous said. “The
only people who need to
know are your doctor and
pharmacist.”
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The Wayne County News, Saturday, March 1, 2014, Page 5
CTE continues to add programs
BY Diane pottorff
Staff writer
WAYNE – The Wayne County
Board of Education’s Career and
Technical Education programs
continue to grow in Wayne
County.
According to CTE Director
Sandra Pertee, Spring Valley
will be implementing a concentration involving the health
field.
Health Informatics will be a
program that will go hand-inhand with the health services,
Pertee said.
“For 50 years, we have had
the fundamentals in health
care,” she said. “Now, it will all
go into health science.”
She said the health science
program allows expansion for
students who want to work in
the clerical areas for doctors’
offices or the hospital in doing
coding for paperwork.
There are many students at
Spring Valley who want to work
n the health care field, but due to
size, one teacher cannot monitor
them all during clinical times.
Speaking with Superintendent
Lynn Hurt, Pertee and the CTE
staffs have been working on
expanding the program.
“The field has a very high
demand,” she said. “This is for
the future of the students who
want to enter the health care
profession.”
Pertee said CTE is a way for
students to experience the field
of study for a career and then
determine if they want to move
forward in pursuit of a two-year
or four-year degree.
“Students acquire the technical skills needed to allow them to
get a job and pursue it in school,”
she said. “CTE gives the students
a window to many avenues in
which to proceed. They will be
leaving school with skill sets and
meet the required academics.”
She said students in the CTE
program are credited in skill sets
and complete the basic education needed for graduation.
Students take the WESTEST
with their peers and historically
have scored higher on the test.
“CTE has a higher graduation rate because the students
MEETING STUDENTS – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s senior advisor, Raamie Barker, speaks with students from
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know how to apply themselves,”
Pertee said. “We strive to provide opportunities at all levels.”
Pertee said CTE leaders have
been pursuing another Project
Lead the Way for Tolsia High
School which will be put in place
next school year to give all three
high schools a chance of students
learning pre-engineering.
“We try to serve all our students,” Pertee said. “They can
choose to go into one or more of
the CTE programs. It is a choice
we can offer students and they
are not required to complete it.”
Pertee said 356 students from
all three high schools will be
completing a program.
“I am extremely proud of all
our students,” she said. “They
are learning the value of having an education. There are no
limits to what these students
can do.”
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Tractor Supply continues Scholarship Program
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.–
Following a successful
initial campaign in 2013,
Tractor Supply Company
has announced the second
annual Growing Scholars
program in partnership with
the National FFA Foundation.
Last year, Tractor Supply customers donated
$362,324, resulting in 284
scholarships awarded to
FFA members in their pursuit of a college degree.
The Growing Scholars
program will be supported
nationally by the more than
1,245 Tractor Supply and
Del’s Feed & Farm Supply
stores Feb. 14-23, National
FFA Week.
Tractor Supply customers can donate $1, or more,
at store registers during the
checkout process to support
local FFA chapters and their
members. Ninety percent of
funds raised through Tractor
Supply’s Growing Scholars
program will be utilized to
fund scholarships for FFA
members. The remaining
10 percent of donations will
benefit state FFA organizations.
“The funding we received from our customers
last year was incredible,”
said Tractor Supply President and CEO Greg Sandfort. “We’re honored to be
able to provide critical funding to FFA members who
intend to pursue a college
degree and local FFA chap-
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young members by teaching
life skills, citizenship and
leadership qualities. Giving back to our 1,200-plus
communities that we serve
is very important, and the
Growing Scholars program
is one of the ways that we
support our current and
future customers and future
team members.”
To be eligible for the
scholarship program, students must be current FFA
members and either high
school seniors or a freshman, sophomore or junior
college student seeking a
two- or four-year degree
or other specialized training program. Major areas
of study will also be considered when determining
scholarship recipients.
“We can’t thank Tractor Supply and its customers enough for supporting
FFA, student and alumni
members and agriculture
education in general,” said
National FFA Foundation
Executive Director Robert
K. Cooper. “The Growing Scholars program truly
makes a difference in the
lives of our youth.”
2014 Calendar of Events
The following are events
that are taking place in
Wayne County:
March
28: Civil War Day – Buffalo
Middle School.
April
5: Spring Valley Prom.
19: Easter Egg Hunt, Wayne
County Health Department
noon.
May
2: Camden Park opens.
3: Spring Festival, Heritage
Farm.
3: Wayne Prom.
7-8: Camden Park School
Daze, Local History.
9: Town of Wayne Reunion,
Wayne Community Center.
9-10: Trout Hill Days, Wayne
10: Relay for Life, Spring Valley Wolves Den.
14-16: Camden Park School
Daze, West Virginia Natural
Science.
19: Spring Valley graduation.
20: Wayne graduation.
21: Tolsia graduation.
21-22: Camden Park School
Daze, Amusement Park Rides
and Physics.
24: Pools open.
26: Memorial Day.
June
7: Way Back Weekend,
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Tractor Supply and the National FFA Foundation have
many other joint initiatives,
including the FFA horse
evaluation career development event, National FFA
Week and the annual National Association of Agricultural Educators Conference. Local Tractor Supply
stores host fund-raising
events and works closely
with local FFA chapters and
high school agriculture advisors to provide resources
and leverage synergies.
“Local high school
agricultural advisors and
FFA chapters feel at home
in their local Tractor Supply
stores,” said John Wendler,
senior vice president of
marketing at Tractor Supply. “These groups often
host fund-raising events at
our stores to raise money
for community projects, like
building a school greenhouse, a new bridge in a
public park or an animal
care lab. Our stores also
work with local FFA members to support specific programs and proficiencies by
providing demonstrations
Reunion.
14: Ceredo Car Show.
July
Department Spaghetti Dinner
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November
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9: Wayne Veterans’ Day
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What Doug wants to do
for West Virginia:
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Fight for increased funding for clean coal
technology research at our universities to
increase markets for West Virginia coal.
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Utilize mountain tops to produce wind power.
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Promote coal liquefaction to turn West Virginia
coal into diesel fuel for vehicles.
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Support building more pipelines so our state
can harvest and sell more of its abundant,
clean-burning natural gas.
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Push to establish carbon sequestration facilities
in West Virginia so we can mine more coal with
less impact on global warming.
What Doug wants to do for You:
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Establish an economic stimulus task force to make
recommendations of incentive programs, tax cuts
and economic development grants to help jump start
West Virginia’s economy if the nation goes into
economic recession.
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Work to establish a foreclosure hotline where
borrowers can reach counselors to help with loan
modifications.
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Work to pass laws to protect citizens from subprime
loans and deceptive lending practices.
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Work to pass law to create oversight of mortgage
bankers and brokers and require more complete
notification to homeowners.
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Continue to support increasing the minimum wage
for West Virginia workers.
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Restructure the tax system to make West Virginia
more attractive to businesses.
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Work to create good, high-wage jobs that can help
rebuild our economy and strengthen the economic
picture for working families.
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The Wayne County News, Saturday, March 1, 2014, Page 9
Not everyone pleased with potential Hatfield-McCoy trails
BY MICHAEL HUPP
Staff writer
NOTE: Names have been
withheld so as to not incriminate
individuals riding on East Lynn
Lake properties.
EAST LYNN – There has
been a push in recent months
from Wayne County and state
officials to push the HatfieldMcCoy ATV trail system somewhere through Wayne County.
There have been plans to
bring the trail system into Wayne
County ever since the trails were
developed more than a decade
ago in the southern part of the
state. Plans call for trails to intersect near trails already running in
Logan and Mingo Counties near
Cabwaylingo State Park and run
through East Lynn Lake.
Currently, the largest tract
of property slated for proposed
use is on a Wildlife Reserve
operated by the Department of
Natural Resources. The lake is
operated by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers. Both entities have
been at odds as to who is responsible for allowing use of land for
the trail – holding up definitive
plans to start work on the trails.
Officials believe the trail will
bring in economic development
and spinoff businesses to East
Lynn and surrounding areas in
Wayne County. Hotels; restaurants; ATV repair; parts, service
shops; and other jobs being
developed through the tourism
generated are all reasons the trails
are desired by some.
On the other side of the issue
are the hundreds of weekend riders that utilize old timber/coal
roads that could be included in
the trail and regulated. Some use
the old roads to simply access
family cemeteries, while others
use the land as an ATV superhighway for recreation and personal use.
Every weekend no matter
the weather or season, riders of
all ages can be found just yards
away, in some cases unknowingly, from the East Lynn Lake
Campground. They ride fourwheelers and side-by-sides.
Some are individuals, while
some are whole families – some
instances three generations – out
enjoying nature.
To them, the restrictive
rules, regulations and additional
rider fees a potential stretch of
Hatfield-McCoy trail would
bring to the area is not worth the
hassle. For years these dirt roads
REBEL RIDERS – ATV riders illegally ride throughout the East Lynn Lake area. everal riders interviewed during Memorial Day weekend
said they did not believe they were illegally riding on the property and said they believe a proposed Hatfield-McCoy Trail through the area
is another scheme of the government to trample on citizens’ rights. WCN photo by Michael Hupp
have been the wild frontier – an
outdoorsman’s playground without the “man” involved. Now
what others view as progress,
others view as a limit of freedom.
“This is just another example
of the government trying to
come in and take people’s rights.
We are told we cannot ride on
paved state road. Well this isn’t
paved state road, but now they
want to regulate this too. It is
ridiculous,” one middle-aged
man commented, who was riding
with his wife, kids, grandchildren and friends.
The group had four
$14,000-plus side-by-side Razor
ATV’s amongst the group of 10
riders.
Proponents for the trails claim
one of the biggest pluses for
the trail is to manage the heavily traveled paths from causing
mudholes and sediment runoff. They claim the riders are
destroying property and leaving
trash.
“There will always be five
percent messing it up for the
other 95,” one of the riders in the
group said. “The trash is wrong,
but we take out more trash then
we bring in. We passed two guys
on a Polaris with cans and trash
stacked on it. They were trying
to clean stuff up. There are those
of us out here riding that are
conscious of the environment.”
The same gentleman pointed
to an oil barrel and oil towels
in a pile beside a runoff stream
draining directly into the lake.
He said mudholes and ATV’s
are not the biggest threat to the
wildlife management area and
the lake – but rather the coal and
timber companies.
“I know the particular guy
timbering here. He is government contracted to timber this
land and look what is left behind
to run into the lake, yet they
want to come out and write citations to us for riding – for supposedly destroying the environment,” the man said. “That right
there is typical of the timber and
mining industry around here, yet
we are the threat.”
Another rider said he spent
$18,000 on his side-by-side. He
claims that many have to use
ATVs to access family cemeteries scattered throughout the val-
WHO IS TO BLAME – An abandoned oil barrel and catch rags are seen near a small stream that empties into East Lynn Lake near the
campground. Local officials say riders are causing pollution and destruction of property – dragging mud onto main roads through runoff.
Riders claim the pollution from timber and mining companies are the real danger. WCN photo by Michael Hupp
ley. He said many of them load
up weed eaters and lawn mowers
to maintain the family plots.
“Without a four-wheeler you
wouldn’t get to the cemetery at
all. That is my family and I will
use an ATV and no one is going
to tell me I can’t,” the angry man
said. “And we spur the economy.
Take Memorial Day weekend.
Businesses have been waiting for
this weekend around here.”
According to the group,
Queen’s service station along
Rt. 37 between Ranger and
East Lynn was packed Sunday
afternoon with ATV riders. They
claim more than $100,000 worth
of ATVs were on the lot fueling up, buying beer, snacks and
water.
One rider said he has spent
approximately $40,000 building a cabin on property he owns
along one of the trails so his
family can have a place to camp.
“We spur the economy every
weekend. I do not see how
charging a trail fee and shutting
off full access is going to help
economically when we already
spend thousands anyways,” one
woman in the group said.
She said people from as far as
Ohio and Michigan already come
to ride on the trails surrounding
East Lynn. According to her, this
is some people’s big vacation for
the year and for some the best
way they spend time with their
children.
“Some people can’t pick up
and take a big expensive trip to
the beach. This is their family
time riding the trails and spending time together,” she said.
Either for or against the
Hatfield –McCoy Trails coming through East Lynn, the
battle lines have been drawn.
Politicians want to bring in tourism and revenue to the county.
The riders want one simple thing
they say this country was built
on – freedom.
“It is just another right to take
away from us. This is our land.
We pay taxes on the land. If we
want to ride here, then we will.
Writing citations and telling us
we cannot ride on public land
after telling us we cannot ride on
the blacktop is ridiculous. I paid
$18,000 for my ATV and I am
not going to ride it in a circle in
my front yard,” one of the men
said.
DEU continues 100 percent conviction
WAYNE – For the past three
years, the Wayne County Sheriff’s
Department Drug Enforcement
Unit has been working to rid
Wayne County of the drug epidemic and continues its 100 per-
cent convection rate.
The following statistics are
from Oct. 1, 2010 to Jan. 20,
2014:
Total drug arrests are at 135
with 363 drug warrant and 19
search warrants executed.
The unit has seized $65,953
in cash.
About $30,000 worth of property has been seized and stolen
property has been returned to its
owners.
One vehicle was seized, a 2005
Dodge Rumble Bee pickup truck
that was auction off and three other
vehicles seized but returned.
The unit made 21 methamphet-
amine arrests and 21 controlled
heroin buys in 2013 with other
undercover controlled substance
buys, reflective in the 363 individual felony drug warrants.
Page 10, The Wayne County News, Saturday, March 1, 2014
Work to begin on airport’s southside
By DIANE POTTORFF
Staff Writer
CEREDO – Construction
on the water system for the
south side of Huntington TriState Airport can begin as
soon as next week.
That was the news Airport
Director Jerry Brienza told
the Airport Authority Board
a week ago.
Brienza said bids for the
project were above the cost
engineers determined for the
project.
Cost was to be $1.7 million with $326,000 going
toward the sewer project.
“We went to the West
Virginia Infrastructure for
Jobs for $240,000.” Brienza
said. “Wayne County gave
us $25,000; Cabell County,
$50,000 and we kicked
in $11,700. But, when we
opened the bids, the water
project was more than
$600,000 over funding.”
So, Brienza went back to
Wayne and Cabell county
commissions who budgeted
an extra $25,000 and $50,000
respectively.
The Department of
Defense agreed to give
$400,000 with local delegates pledging $80,000. Sen.
Bob Plymale and Sen. Evan
Jenkins also pledged $15,000
each for the project.
He also asked the state for
more money and received
$220,000, giving the airport
enough funding to complete
the project.
Brienza said equipment
should be moving into the
area around March 1 with
construction beginning soon
after.
“They have 120 days to
complete the project,” he
said.
He also said he will be
looking for funding for threephase electric that will cost
about $100,000, natural gas
for $30,000 and fiber optic
cable for $50,000.
Those utilities will be in
a central hub where they can
be branched off for businesses that wish to locate there.
“Once complete, the south
side will be ready for development,” Brienza said.
The next phase will be
upgrading the road to the site
and Brienza said he would
start looking for funding.
He said there is about 100
acres of flat land on the south
side of the airport than can be
used to build business, both
in aviation and non-aviation.
“It just needs the infrastructure,” Brienza said.
For three years, he has
been working on finding
funding for the infrastructure
projects through state and
local agencies.
He said he could not get
funding through the FAA as
it is not funding the project
because it does not relate to
the airfield or terminal.
The airport has 30 acres
that can be used to develop
non-aviation businesses such
as a trucking company that
could do business with the
Heartland Intramodel Facility
at Prichard.
He also said the area needs
hangars for those companies
who may want to locate to
the area and have airplanes.
Brienza also said 2014
could see the biggest grant for
an airport in West Virginia.
He is applying for a $7
million grant from the Federal
Aviation Administration to
rehabilitate the taxiways.
Huntington
Tri-State
Airport was recently awarded
a $250K grant from the FAA
to conduct a study to develop an Airport Sustainable
Management Plan that follows FAA guidelines and to
provide a companion document to the recent Huntington
Tri-State Airport (HTS)
Master Plan. The study will
review and incorporate current sustainability principals
with the recommendations of
the Airport Master Plan.
To date, no airports in
West Virginia (or Kentucky)
have been included in this
Pilot Program. The Tri-State
Airport Authority is eager
to be the first pilot program
airport in the state to publicly demonstrate leadership
in sustainability principals
for the Huntington metropolitan area – the largest
MSA in West Virginia. As
sustainability principals are
not yet widespread in the
Appalachian states, this study
will highlight recent innovations in sustainable planning.
The primary goal of this
companion study is to evalu-
ate the Airport’s facilities
and operations in relation to
green initiatives that would
improve efficiency and
reduce the Airport’s environmental impact on the community and its environment.
Growth continues THE COUNTY OF WAYNE
OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR
at Heritage Farm
HUNTINGTON
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There has been some mass
construction going on at
Heritage Farm Museum and
Village.
Last year, construction
began on a new visitor’s
center as well as a pottery
studio and bread maker,
according to spokesman
Bill Rosenberger.
“The farm is moving
forward,” Rosenberger said.
“The staff will continue to
provide service to visitors
for a pleasurable experience.”
One issue the farm is
having though is not enough
volunteers, he said.
“The only event where
every museum is open is
during the Spring Festival,”
Rosenberger said. “The Way
Back Weekends are great
but we would like to see
something every week and
have a Way Back Weekend
every weekend.”
With the focus on youth,
2014 will be the year in
creating a foundation for
volunteerism.
Rosenberger will be
meeting with students from
Huntington High and Cabell
Midland High school to give
those students a chance to
learn about the senior quest
program and incorporating
Heritage Farm into it.
Students
who
are
seniors in Wayne County
are required to do a senior
quest, a program that allows
the student to job shadow
and report on the career of
study.
“The goal is to help the
students get their community service hours and
learn about the farm,”
Rosenberger said. “This is a
pipeline to volunteer and a
good way for the students to
learn about volunteering.”
He said a day of service will be conducted April
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three hours for a project and
four hours of community
service in getting a feel for
the farm.
“It is not just about history,” he said. “There are
interests in other areas.”
Those interests could be
in education, animal science
and more.
Rosenberger said there
is a lot of activity going on
at Heritage Farm Museum
and Village as officials will
be working with the June
Harless Center, partnering
for a program for eighth
grade students in preparation West Virginia History
activities.
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