Reasons to Oppose the School at Charles Pointe

Another View. Phinnaeus the Magician has taken time from his business of prestidigitation to send us a missive explaining the inappropriateness of having a school at Charles Pointe. It must take a magician to understand the sleight of hand created by our Board of Education and School staff.

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WV School Building Authority – Chartered to ignore the will of the Voters?

The WV SBA accepts applications from School Boards across the state and divides money among those deemed worthy according to the SBA criteria. Health and Safety is the paramount consideration in making awards this year. So says, Dr Mark Anthony Manchin (AJ Manchin’s son and cousin to the Governor). He is the Executive [...]

The Magic of TIF

The true magic of Tax Incremental Financing is that no one can really explain how it works. The Assessor’s Office can not explain it. The Harrison County Commissioners cannot explain it. Doubt me? Then ask them. Ask them how the money is incrementally raised by increasing the tax assessment, collected, given back to the [...]

Nutter Fort’s Water cost Problem is Nutter Fort’s Problem

With all the whoops and hollering over the Clarksburg Water Board’s (CWB) rate increase for Resale Customers, namely The Town of Nutter Fort and their protestations to the Public Service Commission, it should be noted that the approved rate by the Administrative Judge was that Nutter Fort and all other 17 Resalers who buy from [...]