CHARLESTON – Tax officials in West Virginia are wading through more than 300 appeals of natural gas property tax valuations while legislative staff are investigating how those valuations came to
Two things happened in February that foretold the actions Monday of several area property owners to file a lawsuit over their mineral rights valuations: first,
Two things happened in February that foretold the actions Monday of several Ohio County property owners to file a lawsuit over their mineral rights valuations: first, the West Virginia State Tax Department admitted it had sent out incorrect mineral rights valuations to at least half of all property owners; and second, during a public meeting […]
WHEELING – A group of Northern Panhandle residents have filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court, appealing a ruling from the Ohio County Commission – in its capacity as the Board of Review and Equalization – over their mineral rights assessments. Attorney J. Anthony Edmond Jr. on Monday filed the suit in Ohio County on behalf […]
WHEELING – Two Northern Panhandle property owners have sued Gov. Jim Justice over a gas pooling bill set to go into effect because they say it endangers the constitutional rights of royalty owners.