To: CLEAR participants and friends.
RE: Information update as of March 8, 2006.
1. CLEAR is participating with the Sierra Club in a program on "threatened and endangered species" to be held in the Greenbriar Room at the Mountainlair tomorrow, Thursday, March 9th at 7 pm. Speakers from the WV Department of Natural Resources and from the Coopers Rock Foundation are scheduled. This all has relevance to the on-going logging in the Cheat Canyon and the planned logging in the Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area. If you wish to contribute to this effort, please send a contribution to CLEAR Treasurer, 320 Dream Catcher Circle, Morgantown, WV 26508, or to the Friends of the Blackwater in Charleston, or to the State chapter of the Sierra Club. Funds are needed for an expert witness on the Cheat three-tooth snail.
2. CLEAR has been participating as part of the "Intervenors Barbara Born, et al" before the Public Service Commission. The Evidentiary Hearing at the PSC is set to start on Tuesday, March 21st at 9:30 am in Charleston and continue until completed. "Intervenors Barbara Born, et al" has hired as an expert witness a financial consulting firm that specializes in power plants named Synapse Energy. Contributions are needed for this expert witness, as the PSC this week has granted permission for our expert to participate in a review of the "confidential financial data" from Longview Power, LLC. This is a significant breakthrough. Please send a contribution to the MonValley Clean Air Coalition, P. O. Box 4679, Morgantown, WV 26504-4679.
3. CLEAR is now in the planning stage for the Public Hearing on the Triennial "Recreation Plan Update" for the Cheat Lake Park and Trail to be held by Allegheny Energy at the Cheat Lake Fire Hall. This public meeting will be a chance to hear a brief presentation by Allegheny Energy, ask questions and propose solutions any topic relating to the Park and Trail. This meeting is set for March 29th at 7 pm.
4. Annual membership dues of $15 for an individual and $25 for a family can be sent to: CLEAR Treasurer (Donna Weems), 320 Dream Catcher Circle, Morgantown, WV 26508.