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Grundy
IDA Director Steps Down |
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by
Brandon Dye
Staff Reporter
Town of
Grundy Industrial Development Authority Executive Director
Chuck Crabtree has stepped down from his position.
Crabtree,
who was once the Grundy Town Manager, became the Grundy IDA
director early in 2007 to head the department.
The
highlight project of Crabtree's tenure was the Grundy Flood
Control Project, and he said last week he wished he could
have seen the completion of it before leaving his post.
"I
would have liked to have seen it completed earlier,"
Crabtree said. "But when you are dealing with
contracts, federal and state government and getting
everything lined up, it is pretty unrealistic."
Crabtree
admitted the Grundy Flood Control Project has been a long
and tough process, but he also said he was proud to be a
part of it.
He
has also encouraged the public to get involved and to
reinvest in their town and community to make Buchanan County
a beautiful place to work and live.
"Investing
private money into our county is critical," Crabtree
said. "Private institutions need to reinvest into the
community of Buchanan County and the Town of Grundy."
For more of the story,
see the print edition of the Mountaineer, on sale at
newsstands now. For more information on how to
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County Opts to
Participate in Gas Well Production
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by
Scotty Wampler
News Editor
Buchanan County will participate in the production of a Deskins
gas well, having entered into an agreement with CNX Gas Company last
week.
Around
45 acres owned by the county at the old camp 29 site are part of a
441.90-acre unit called VP-8 Sealed Gob Unit 5. According to a
resolution presented to the board of supervisors during a special
called meeting last week, the county was notified in late January by
the Virginia Gas and Oil Board of the available options.
The
county had several options from which to choose after the acreage
was force-pooled, ultimately deciding to pay just over 10 percent of
the cost of production for a gas well to CNX, or $26,626. In turn,
the county will receive a portion of the profits from the well.
"We'll
pay our 10 percent of the price and participate in the well,"
County Attorney Mickey McGlothlin said Tuesday.
The
total estimated cost of the well is $261,233.88, according to the
resolution unanimously approved by the board of supervisors. The
board approved the measure following a 45-minute closed session on
Prater Supervisor Steve O'Quinn's motion and Rocklick Supervisor
Frankie Landreth's second.
For more of the story,
see the print edition of the Mountaineer, on sale at
newsstands now. For more information on how to
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Forestry Department
Offers Reward for Arsonists' Capture
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by
Brandon Dye
Staff Reporter
Purposely
set forest fires have led the Buchanan County Forestry Department to
ask the help of community members in catching arsonists.
A
reward of $2,000 is being sponsored by the Virginia Department of
Forestry for any leads identifying persons responsible for setting
fires near Race Fork in the Hurley area and the Bradshaw Mountain
area.
Forestry
Warden Michelle Quesenberry said the fires were allegedly started
near ATV trails.
"As
far as we know, it's been set by people on ATVs," Quesenberry
said. "We have had some leads from descriptions from some
eyewitnesses."
Approximately
600 to 700 acres were burned near the area at Race Fork and
approximately 200 acres were destroyed by the set fires, according
to Quesenberry.
Investigations
by the Forestry Department are currently being conducted to uncover
more leads and evidence to locate and stop the arsonists.
Quesenberry
said that the crime is being classified as a Class One Misdemeanor
as of right now. If charged, the perpetrator could face up to 12
months in prison, or be fined $2,500.
Anyone
who has any information about the arsonists' whereabouts or
identities, are free to contact (276) 676-5488 or (434) 977-6555.
Quesenberry
elaborated that any information given to the Forestry Department
about the arsonists must lead to a conviction before rewards are
granted.
For more of the story,
see the print edition of the Mountaineer, on sale at
newsstands now. For more information on how to
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