County Commission Meets
Jan 10 2022
Clay County
Commission held their first regular meeting of the new year on
Jan 10th. All three Commissioners were present with a dozen or
so in the peanut gallery.
Like to tell you some slam bam, big time, eyebrow raising news from the gathering. Didn't happen. Here goes with a couple snippets.
Frankie Jo West in the Prosecutor's office resigned from service.
Rumors of an instant $5M being given for the Nebo wawa line extension project came three weeks ago. It was as if, Poof, the $5m was on hand and shovels were at the ready to start the dig. Based on the Jan 10th discussions, some part of those rumors appears to be true.
Terry Martin (pic below) was on hand to get formal paperwork signed for the Nebo project. $5.3M was on the Appalachian Regional Commission grant application.
Readers, we think the Gov's COVID dollars were set aside for this much needed project.
Let's talk broadband or better yet, the lack of broadband internet service in Clayberry. Commissioner Kinder has been attending broadband meetings since getting elected two years ago. Her regular updates during public meetings were pretty much, little to no progress has been made.
Then came COVID $$$, millions upon millions of fresh money to grow DSL. Surely, Oh surely, some of those taxpayer dollars will come to Clayberry.
During this meeting, Mr Martin informed all, $520M will be shared in five counties (including Clayberry) for middle mile service down Route 16. Are you sitting down ? Hold on, from this new money effort, 250 customers in County Clay will get the high speed service. How about that for a bright new future!
Satire aside, there was some great news.
One. Base speed for the new service will be no less than 25 gigs download speed.
Two. According to Mr Martin, Frontier snail speed company will NOT NOT be involved in any part of this new five county service.
That's pretty hard to believe. It will be Christmas all over again if we ever get, even 250 customers, dependable internet service in this county.
Other nuggets....
CCC coughed up $80,000 in COVID funds so Clay County PSD can improve wawa service in Hartland. Upgrades will include replacing old copper lines in the river bottom.
Like to tell you some slam bam, big time, eyebrow raising news from the gathering. Didn't happen. Here goes with a couple snippets.
Frankie Jo West in the Prosecutor's office resigned from service.
Rumors of an instant $5M being given for the Nebo wawa line extension project came three weeks ago. It was as if, Poof, the $5m was on hand and shovels were at the ready to start the dig. Based on the Jan 10th discussions, some part of those rumors appears to be true.
Terry Martin (pic below) was on hand to get formal paperwork signed for the Nebo project. $5.3M was on the Appalachian Regional Commission grant application.
Readers, we think the Gov's COVID dollars were set aside for this much needed project.
Let's talk broadband or better yet, the lack of broadband internet service in Clayberry. Commissioner Kinder has been attending broadband meetings since getting elected two years ago. Her regular updates during public meetings were pretty much, little to no progress has been made.
Then came COVID $$$, millions upon millions of fresh money to grow DSL. Surely, Oh surely, some of those taxpayer dollars will come to Clayberry.
During this meeting, Mr Martin informed all, $520M will be shared in five counties (including Clayberry) for middle mile service down Route 16. Are you sitting down ? Hold on, from this new money effort, 250 customers in County Clay will get the high speed service. How about that for a bright new future!
Satire aside, there was some great news.
One. Base speed for the new service will be no less than 25 gigs download speed.
Two. According to Mr Martin, Frontier snail speed company will NOT NOT be involved in any part of this new five county service.
That's pretty hard to believe. It will be Christmas all over again if we ever get, even 250 customers, dependable internet service in this county.
Other nuggets....
CCC coughed up $80,000 in COVID funds so Clay County PSD can improve wawa service in Hartland. Upgrades will include replacing old copper lines in the river bottom.
Mr Money Bags, Terry Martin
Plans are
hard to find in this Land of Little. The notion have coming
with a plan and then following thru... that ain't very common
in these parts.
One year ago, Commissioner Fran King asked her feller elected officials to come up with a project and work toward getting something accomplished. Now keep in mind that COVID cut back on any plans.
Last year's plans included getting WorkForce WV to actually do something in 2021, have Town Hall style meetings to inform the public, rebuild Spread Park etc
From that old Resolution list, stuff like Town Hall style meetings, that couldn't happen due to corony bugs creeping in from every corner. Spread Park did get a make over and cleaned up.
For this year, the new resolutions included: From David Schoolcraft: a new 911 Center and return of a County Fair was brought forward. From Connie Kinder: Get improved broadband in the county plus something about "mitigation". From Fran King: after 10 years of stumbles and falls, she will work toward getting Courthouse Square repaired (the brick covering).
Readers cut out those resolutions, tape em to your frig and let's see how what they accomplished 12 months from right now.
The meeting was over in 24 minutes.
AW
One year ago, Commissioner Fran King asked her feller elected officials to come up with a project and work toward getting something accomplished. Now keep in mind that COVID cut back on any plans.
Last year's plans included getting WorkForce WV to actually do something in 2021, have Town Hall style meetings to inform the public, rebuild Spread Park etc
From that old Resolution list, stuff like Town Hall style meetings, that couldn't happen due to corony bugs creeping in from every corner. Spread Park did get a make over and cleaned up.
For this year, the new resolutions included: From David Schoolcraft: a new 911 Center and return of a County Fair was brought forward. From Connie Kinder: Get improved broadband in the county plus something about "mitigation". From Fran King: after 10 years of stumbles and falls, she will work toward getting Courthouse Square repaired (the brick covering).
Readers cut out those resolutions, tape em to your frig and let's see how what they accomplished 12 months from right now.
The meeting was over in 24 minutes.
AW