Library approves agreement for temporary Clendenin library

Library approves agreement for temporary Clendenin library

By: Alexander Thomas | Posted: Dec. 11, 2017 | Source: WCHS News Network

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Clendenin residents could have a temporary library following the approval of a lease agreement by the Kanawha County Public Library Board of Directors at its meeting Monday.

The Clendenin library was destroyed in the June 2016 flood. The closest options for residents to receive service were the Elk View branch as well as weekly stops by the county mobile library.

The agreement would include renting the first floor of the former Clendenin Middle School building on Koontz Avenue, a 3,300 square-foot space. The library board will pay $1,500 per month to 25405 A New Clendenin Inc., the not-for-profit owner of the building. (more…)

December 11, 2017 in 2016 FLOOD, Local News, Long Term Aftermath & Recovery

Library board moves toward establishing temporary Clendenin branch

Gazette-Mail file photo: The Clendenin branch of the Kanawha County Public Library was severely damaged when around 9 feet of water inundated the building in the June 2016 flood.

By: Carlee Lammers, Staff Writer | Posted: Dec. 11, 2017 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail

The Kanawha County Public Library Board of Directors is one step closer to establishing a temporary branch in Clendenin.

Board members voted unanimously Monday to proceed with lease negotiations to create a temporary branch on the first floor of the former middle school on Koontz Avenue in Clendenin.

Board member Anne Silbernagel said the board’s public services committee toured several potential locations before landing on the former middle school property.

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December 11, 2017 in 2016 FLOOD, Early Aftermath/Relief Efforts, Local News, Long Term Aftermath & Recovery, NEWS

Letter: WV on cusp of major development with natural gas pipeline projects

By: Jeff Wade of Scott Depot, President of Ace Pipeline | Posted: Dec. 11. 2017 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail

West Virginia sits on the cusp of one of the greatest periods of infrastructure development since, potentially, the creation of the interstate highway system.

This development will provide tens of thousands of jobs, billions of dollars in investment, generations’ worth of tax receipts for state and county governments, and set the foundation for maximizing the state’s oil and gas resources for the benefit of all West Virginians. (more…)

December 11, 2017 in Business News, NEWS