WELCH – Companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family owe nearly $100,000 in 2020 property taxes in McDowell County.
According to information from the McDowell County Sheriff’s office, the companies have at least seven tax tickets totaling $96,061.23 if they’re paid by July 31.
The bulk of that amount is one for Bluestone Coal Corp. for $50,733.49. The next largest is one for Pay Car Mining for $14,891.51, and the third largest is one for Justice Highwall Mining for $10,516.84. The others are for Justice Low Seam Mining ($8,738.55), Bluestone Coal Corp. ($7,879.29), National Resources ($1,755.79) and Bluestone Industries ($1,545.76).
The tax bill for National Resources is for real estate, and the one for Bluestone Industries is for six vehicles. The rest seem to be for business machinery.