With the tough times the coal industry is facing and so many
workers finding themselves out of jobs, state leaders in West Virginia
That's why Senate President Jeff
Kessler formed a senate task force, with the goal of creating economic growth
in southern West Virginia
Tuesday night, they talked with a crowd
at the Chapmanville town hall, listening to presentations about potential
opportunities for economic expansion.
Some of the ideas that were tossed out
Tuesday night in Chapmanville that Kessler says may gain support are possibly
stocking parts of Logan County with elk for hunting and tourism, and growing
agri-business by starting potato and pig farms on top of former strip mine
sites.
Kessler says the task force will take
the input they've gathered and propose legislation supporting this initiative
during the upcoming legislative session.
