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More than just an advertisement SSSSSSSSSSSttttttttttiiiiiiiiiilllllllllllllllllll Frell FFFFFFFFFFrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeee!eeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! Stil Inside Inside Legislative update Help wanted ads! Pages 14-15 INNformer Page 12 Publication of The Wells Inn Volume 2, No. 3_ __ The Wells Inn, 316 Charles St. Sistersville, WV 26175 __ _ ____ February 13, 2015 Permit transfers will speed energy try into s en giant’ Marcellus play By Debbie Browning and Kate Reich In a rare move, both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature suspended rules to apply a much-needed shot in the arm to the ailing oil and gas industry. The fast-tracked measure was Senate Bill 280, allowing for the transfer of existing well per- mits from one company to another, with the approval of the Department of Environmental Meeting generates funding ideas Protection. By Lea Ann Butcher Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed the bill into SISTERSVILLE FERRY, ROADS law Wednesday, Feb. 4, effective immedi- PADEN CITY — State Sen. Kent Leonhardt ARE CHIEF CONCERNS ately and the second bill to become law in was among the attendees of the first meeting this session. of the municipalities. Organized and promoted “For ears, e y e’v d w e ork w hard o t e k a m est W by Sistersville Park and Pool Board member The big topic of the afternoon was how to Virginia not only a wonderful place to call save the historic Sistersville ferry. Harold Alex King, the two-hour meeting of nearly a home, but a good place to do business and Dally, Sistersville City Council and ferry dozen state and local leaders and representa- a great place to make an investment. This bill tives generated several fundraising ideas. boar bere d, m: m id saThe er“ rf y s allyi nict ech streamlines the transfer process of well work ’ e “Iv seen ing az am feats d plishe ccom a hen w part of Rt.18 and since bridges are supported permits, not only supporting ongoing business d be, too.”ul shoe fer ry, th at the ste by operations and major investments, but to secure people who believe in the community work Continued on page 16 . i Kng air et ,” sd he tog Continued on page 15 Paden City Council guts, rebuilds Development Authority By Lea Ann Butcher municipal building, but as tension incs reased, council decided to amend PADEN CITY — Paden City Council is in the final stages of appointing the ordinance and boot the PCDA out. a mostly new Paden City Development Authority in the hopes oIfn be retttaelira tion, the PCDA asked the city to remove all equipment, cinders and communications between the two. other storage items from its industrial park where the city had been given about 7,000 square feet of storagespace. The city must now build a pole Since January, Paden City Council has conducted several special meet- ings in addition to their regular monthly meetings. Three special meet-building for storage and plan to place it in the city park by the baseball fields. ings, on Jan.12, Jan. 22 and Feb. 9, focused solely on the Development The situation escalated further during a Jan. 12 special council meeting Authority. when an amendment to an ordinance was read for the first time that T he er f ormN N I e brok the news t abou s ncil’ cou l e g t rug s ith w he t A D PC would put term limits of three years on PCDA members and that mem- in August last year, but the dispute goes back even further. bers would now serve at the will and pleasure of the council. Council members say they believe that the new ordinance will likely increase the Council has been asking the PCDAr the fo ir financial records and state- pool of potential members that would be willing to serve on the PCDA. ments for more than four years, according to Mayor John Hopkins. For- There was no public comment period when the amendment was first mer PCDA secretary Bill Fox said that the PCDA provided to the city what their charter directed them to provide. However, the PCDA failed to read, which upset many of the PCDA members. They were promised perform a timely audit and the disagreement between them grew. they would be permitted to speak at the Jan. 22 special meeting. During the Jan. 22 meeting, the ordinance change was read for its second Originally, the charter stated the PCDA would have office space in the Continued on page 3
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