CLAY COUNTY Anyone traveling along Buffalo Creek Road near the J.G. Bradley Campground in Clay County will see that many improvements are being made at th
The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill, Senate Bill 196, that would expand state authority to acquire railroad rights-of-way and land for trail programs. SB 196 would allow the state to acquire interest in any active or inactive railroad right-of-way, and landowner opponents of planned nonmotorized Elk River Trail development in Clay County fear the bill is designed to circumvent their claims of right-of-way ownership.
A West Virginia Senate panel approved a bill, Senate Bill 196, that would expand state authority to acquire railroad rights-of-way and land for trail programs. Lawmakers removed a provision that would have asserted eminent domain power, but Clay County landowner opponents of Elk River Trail development near their properties are still wary of the bill.
A West Virginia Senate panel approved a bill, Senate Bill 196, that would expand state authority to acquire railroad rights-of-way and land for trail programs. Lawmakers removed a provision that would have asserted eminent domain power, but Clay County landowner opponents of Elk River Trail development near their properties are still wary of the bill.