Tim Walker

A new survey underscores the importance of professional salaries and benefits like paid parental leave in keeping educators in the profession—and how collective bargaining can have a major impact.

Bryson Vannostrand of Vannostrand Architects in Buchanan, WV, told the commissioners that the building the NPHSA is considering buying to house the visitors center is in good shape, but with the purchase, renovations and start-up costs for the project they will need over $500,000. He said the NPHSA does not have any means to generate the additional $300,000, so he asked the commissioners to up their contribution to $500,000. He said that once purchased, they can turn the second story of that building into two rental apartments which could generate $750.00 in monthly income, which would cover future operational expenses and utilities. Commissioner John Rebinski said and was supported by the other two commissioners on this, that the $200,000 donation they had agreed on is their donation limit for the project, and that the NPHSA should look for and apply for grants to obtain the rest of the money. Later in the meeting, Marlinton Mayor Sam Felton briefed the commissioners about a Mon Forest Towns Partnership related project which could possibly also be a source of grant funds for this project.

The Pocahontas County Broadband Council and the Pocahontas County Commission have, for quite a while, been attempting to get updates from Frontier Communications about the status of its broadband projects in the county. Finally, at the December 3 commission meeting, Allison Ellis, of Frontier’s SVP Business Development, and Mark McKenzie, Frontier Director of Construction and Engineering, briefed the commission.

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The “on again, off again” potential purchase of the currently leased county landfill, has again been stalled because of the wording in agreements and in the actual deed.

The first, and primary, mission of the Pocahontas County Commission at its January 7 meeting was to elect a new Commission President to succeed Walter Helmick. Helmick did not run for reelection and, as of January 1, 2025, is no longer a commissioner.

Tim Walker from My Carbon Coach is the columnist for this week's Green Focus column

It was revealed at the January 9 Pocahontas County Broadband Council meeting that the main backbone fiber route running from the Randolph County line down Route 219 to Hillsboro is currently in the permitting and design stage, with actual construction to hopefully begin early this summer.