Feb 28 2022
Jan and Feb
were the months for the school system to come front and center
in mostly unflattering ways. As we move into Spring and March
2022, we're hoping that a new news front pokes it head out of
the receding snow.
County Commission held their last meeting of the month on Feb 28th. With only 10 of so in the peanut gallery and all three Commissioners present, we have a few kernels of interest. Here we go.
After waiting decades for potable wawa and after grant request after grant request, it looks like, smells like, the Big Otter, Nebo end of Clayberry will finally get $5+million for the much needed project. As a matter of fact, two months ago, word came, $5m had already been earmarked for the line and needed booster station for Nebo.
On the 28th the final public hearing was held before the CCC meeting to accept ideas and comments on the project. Item 13 on the meeting agenda was Commission approval of the project. Fire hydrants along the route will be part of the finished package to the Calhoun County line which will serve 80 new customers.
If you think everything will be grant funded (free $$$) , you would be wrong. Close to $700,00.00 will be paid for by the Clay County PSD customer base. Already Clay PSD is the 58th highest wawa priced in W Va with $67.73 for 4500 gallons. The only one higher is Clay Roane PSD which charges $92.79 for the same amount of the wet stuff.
Real sad to think, now well into the 21st century, Clayberry is still trying to get a basic for life, wawa. And, those with the need covered, it's so expensive, many can't afford to pay their monthly bill.
Moving right along... the Buffalo creek Watershed group received Federal grant funding to clean up the county's only trout stream.
Also, the Clay County 4H club has suffered the affects of COVID 19 restrictions including loss of their Summer Camp programs for the last 2 years. item 15 on the agenda was for the CCC to provide $5000 from their boat loads of COVID funds in support of 4-H. CCC approved the request.
What we've been called COVID funds, there's actually several pots of $$$ under that broad cash cow umbrella . That $5000 just mentioned and the just below grant really came from what's called American rescue Plan federal account. Thank you Joe Biden.
Even with their own Levy in place, the County's only public Library lives on a lean budget. To receive any State funds, they have to go around govt agencies and beg for local dollars. They do that each Spring usually with good results.
For 2022, the Clay County Commission voted to provide $7500 from those COVID funds to keep the Library lights on.
For almost forever, there's been a West Virginia Library Commission that public libraries adhere to. With their infinite wisdom, the Republicrap Legislature did away with that oversight board and pushed all libraries into West Virginia Board of Edumacation control. Our guess, soon, public libraries in this state will be housed in some school building and further diminished in importance.
During discussion and chit chat time at the CCC meeting....
The CCC is floating an Excess Levy vote during the May Primary Election, May 10th. If approved by the voters, the three fire departments will receive some funding along with the all paid for employees, Clay County Ambulance Service. Commissioner Fran King gave a pep talk on the Levy and announced town hall style hearing in late March. Those hearings are meant to generate support for the wallet fleecing.
The Commission tried this same wallet grab in Nov 2020, just a couple years back. That Excess Levy failed miserably.
If you're a regular reader of this community newspaper of choice, you will remember when homeowners along the Southern section of the ERTS trail (Hartland to Queen Shoals mostly) complained that Bill Bright's RR was scamming residents in their attempt to take the rights of way for the trail. Back then, Ms King said she would set up some kind of meeting with elected and railroad officials.
That meeting will come March 28th, 2pm, in the CCC room in the Courthouse.
Bill Carr from the outbacks of Harrison was on hand to ask about fiber DSL construction in his neighborhood. Unfortunately, our local elected leaders had no update for the guy.
Get this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
According to Clay Public Library Manager Sheila Thorne, the internet connection at her place is now upgraded and boasting 100 mbps download speed! In most any part of the U S of A, that's an acceptable rate for high speed service. For Clayberry, that's unbelievable! Most of us are suffering with 10 mbps or even less than 1 mbps and that's on good days when the wind ain't blowing!
That's it for life in the slow lane this time around.
AW
County Commission held their last meeting of the month on Feb 28th. With only 10 of so in the peanut gallery and all three Commissioners present, we have a few kernels of interest. Here we go.
After waiting decades for potable wawa and after grant request after grant request, it looks like, smells like, the Big Otter, Nebo end of Clayberry will finally get $5+million for the much needed project. As a matter of fact, two months ago, word came, $5m had already been earmarked for the line and needed booster station for Nebo.
On the 28th the final public hearing was held before the CCC meeting to accept ideas and comments on the project. Item 13 on the meeting agenda was Commission approval of the project. Fire hydrants along the route will be part of the finished package to the Calhoun County line which will serve 80 new customers.
If you think everything will be grant funded (free $$$) , you would be wrong. Close to $700,00.00 will be paid for by the Clay County PSD customer base. Already Clay PSD is the 58th highest wawa priced in W Va with $67.73 for 4500 gallons. The only one higher is Clay Roane PSD which charges $92.79 for the same amount of the wet stuff.
Real sad to think, now well into the 21st century, Clayberry is still trying to get a basic for life, wawa. And, those with the need covered, it's so expensive, many can't afford to pay their monthly bill.
Moving right along... the Buffalo creek Watershed group received Federal grant funding to clean up the county's only trout stream.
Also, the Clay County 4H club has suffered the affects of COVID 19 restrictions including loss of their Summer Camp programs for the last 2 years. item 15 on the agenda was for the CCC to provide $5000 from their boat loads of COVID funds in support of 4-H. CCC approved the request.
What we've been called COVID funds, there's actually several pots of $$$ under that broad cash cow umbrella . That $5000 just mentioned and the just below grant really came from what's called American rescue Plan federal account. Thank you Joe Biden.
Even with their own Levy in place, the County's only public Library lives on a lean budget. To receive any State funds, they have to go around govt agencies and beg for local dollars. They do that each Spring usually with good results.
For 2022, the Clay County Commission voted to provide $7500 from those COVID funds to keep the Library lights on.
For almost forever, there's been a West Virginia Library Commission that public libraries adhere to. With their infinite wisdom, the Republicrap Legislature did away with that oversight board and pushed all libraries into West Virginia Board of Edumacation control. Our guess, soon, public libraries in this state will be housed in some school building and further diminished in importance.
During discussion and chit chat time at the CCC meeting....
The CCC is floating an Excess Levy vote during the May Primary Election, May 10th. If approved by the voters, the three fire departments will receive some funding along with the all paid for employees, Clay County Ambulance Service. Commissioner Fran King gave a pep talk on the Levy and announced town hall style hearing in late March. Those hearings are meant to generate support for the wallet fleecing.
The Commission tried this same wallet grab in Nov 2020, just a couple years back. That Excess Levy failed miserably.
If you're a regular reader of this community newspaper of choice, you will remember when homeowners along the Southern section of the ERTS trail (Hartland to Queen Shoals mostly) complained that Bill Bright's RR was scamming residents in their attempt to take the rights of way for the trail. Back then, Ms King said she would set up some kind of meeting with elected and railroad officials.
That meeting will come March 28th, 2pm, in the CCC room in the Courthouse.
Bill Carr from the outbacks of Harrison was on hand to ask about fiber DSL construction in his neighborhood. Unfortunately, our local elected leaders had no update for the guy.
Get this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
According to Clay Public Library Manager Sheila Thorne, the internet connection at her place is now upgraded and boasting 100 mbps download speed! In most any part of the U S of A, that's an acceptable rate for high speed service. For Clayberry, that's unbelievable! Most of us are suffering with 10 mbps or even less than 1 mbps and that's on good days when the wind ain't blowing!
That's it for life in the slow lane this time around.
AW
David Schoolcraft Connie Kinder
Fran King