The West Virginia Senate passed legislation, Senate Bill 354, which would create an economic development board with representatives from McDowell, Mercer, Mingo and Wayne counties. SB 354 would create a 13-member board that includes representatives of economic development agencies in those counties, with an aim of economic growth along the Interstate 73/74 corridor.
The West Virginia Senate passed legislation, Senate Bill 354, which would create an economic development board with representatives from McDowell, Mercer, Mingo and Wayne counties. SB 354 would create a 13-member board that includes representatives of economic development agencies in those counties, with an aim of economic growth along the Interstate 73/74 corridor.
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.