Citizens, cities not equal
before eminent domain
How does eminent domain work? Is it just for citizens and not cities? The Morgantown Utility Board’s new dam (George B. Flegal Dam and Reservoir) has taken several acres of my aunt and uncle’s property, which was in my aunt’s family for generations, possibly pre-Civil War. No matter how they loved and wanted to keep it, MUB needed it more. Other people lost ground for its new pipeline, too.
Then when we get to city property everything changes. The tree huggers would rather cost MUB’s customers another $5 million plus rather than cutting down a few trees.
The first excuse was all about how the trees made oxygen. Then it was contaminated soil, salamanders, owls and finally witness trees. What a crock. The city as a whole doesn’t have $5 million worth of trees. Get real. Also look in the dictionary for the meaning of a witness tree.
If Morgantown’s mayor and City Council vote to change the route or cost MUB and citizens one more dime than estimated, they all need to be replaced with someone with principles.
As for the tree people, next time you leave your home look at your furniture and your house. How many trees did it take to build all that? Also remember the many other wood products you use.
How nice we lost another tree and for City Council to take a look at the money you want to waste. We the people need to make a change in our government.
Ross McDonald
Morgantown
Thank you to the man
who found her purse
Honesty is still a virtue that many maintain in their life. I stopped at Shop ’n Save in Reedsville to purchase a few items. As I left, I picked up my bags of groceries and got into the car. As my husband and I pulled out onto W.Va. 7 and started home, he said your phone didn’t connect to your car.
My reply was, “I must have left it home.” Upon pulling into our driveway and unloading my few purchases, I realized my purse was nowhere in sight.
I broke the speed limit on the country road getting back to the store with thoughts of despair traveling through my head.
The cashier who checked my groceries reached into a shelf and pulled out my purse with a smile.
She told me that a gentleman found it in the cart and went out into the parking lot trying to find the owner. He brought it back into the store.
It so happened he was coming out of the store and saw me with the purse. He said, “He found it in the cart and was trying to find who it belonged to.”
I didn’t get his name, but I do believe I said, “Thank you!”
And I say it again. Thank you, mister, for your honesty and values. Honesty is a gift from God and your parents.
Linda Newcome
Masontown
A shared belief gun
violence is preventable
Moms Demand Action would like to thank our local legislators, faith leaders, volunteers and community members who came out on Saturday to support our mission for gun violence prevention and common-sense gun legislation.
We would like to especially thank our speakers, Delegate Barbara Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, Neil Leftwich, Zac Morton and (Morgantown) Councilor Barry Wendell for so eloquently putting into words the devastating effects that gun-related deaths and injuries have on our communities, while also encouraging us to move forward in our work to find a bipartisan solution to the plague of gun violence in America.
Moms Demand Action is a grass-roots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. We work in our own communities to encourage a culture of responsible gun ownership, pass stronger gun laws, and work to close loopholes in existing laws.
Our members represent the diversity of our community: we are Democrats and Republicans; we are gun owners and non-gun owners; we are non-denominational and secular; we come from a diversity of backgrounds and have diverse perspectives. What we share are a belief that gun violence is preventable and a desire to work together to keep families and our communities safe.
Kathie Reilly and
Susie Donaldson
Morgantown chapter,
Moms Demand Action
Anna Davis-Abel
WVU Students Demand Action
