A SAMPLING OF YOUR RESPONSES:
Coal Trucks 120,000 GROSS real dumb will all truck have Jake- Brakes,CDL drivers with at lease 3yrs CDL driving Put a stop to this gross weight,Save Lives,also roads. check with the State of Mich Road Safety!
Jim Music, Urbana,OH.
Only if the trucks used are ones that are safely capable of carrying the extra weight.
Beth Morgan, Charleston
Because with the weight it would cause more serious accidents,because a few of the truckers will not slow down to a safe speed and law enforcement dont enforce the law strict enough.
Hinkle, Dunlow.W.v.
Its actualy a decrease (almost in half) of what is currently being hauled. With increased enforcement, and road bonding (by coal companies),and safer trucks , it could be acomplished.
Ernie Marcum, Logan WV
The limits should be raised, and Cecil Roberts should take his feelings against Massey out of the mix. Because he is a coal leader himself supposely
Teresa Mullins, Stollings
the government just put a loaded gun into the hands of the truck drivers and we are the target. if all the people in WV wanted it to pass it wouldn't have even been voted on, but since we dont want it it gets passed. our government is completely useless to the american people.we are being taxed to death, lied to, and misled by the very people we count on to make things right for us. we should ask the FBI to check out some of our officials to see whose pockets are being lined with a pay off from those drivers and company owners to see who is taking the bribe. why not ask our congress men and our governor to come to the area and try to DRIVE on these roads along side the coal trucks, then they would change their minds after they swallow their heart from the fright. all he wants to do is fly over and the skies dont have coal trucks in them. stricter laws just make it more of a challenge for the truck drivers and company owners to see if they can get away with it! . so i vote NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
William Rowe, Welch
The roads are already in terrible conditions in many areas of the state which recieve high coal truck traffic. Increasing the weight limit will simply make the roads worse. Also, it takes more than the length of a football field to stop a fully loaded truck at 55 mph. Just imagine the devistation a fully loaded truck will be able to create at 120,000 pounds. The law makers don't live in highly traveled coal trucking areas of the state and don't see the problems that have already been created. This is a poor idea and the people will soon realize it was a bad deal!
Michael Collins, Danville
Raise the weight limit and have stricter enforcement. For years, coal haulers have routinely hauled twice the current legal limit. If the limit is increased & enforced, the trucks will be hauling less weight than they have been and should face stiffer penalties if they are caught overweight.
L Boggs, Oak Hill
I think the truck operators are exaggerating the hit they will take with lower limits, but I also think that weight isn't the biggest problem. The truck drivers should be responsible enough to drive the speed limit, or less. I don't like cry babies who bring difficulties on themselves. Also, there needs to be stricter enforcement of weight - whatever the limit is - and speed.
Joseph A. Pauley, Belle
I just want you know that I live in the coal fields I don't think that they should be able to say that coal trucks cause more crashes because they're more car to car crashes then they're coal trucks to cars. And about the roads the coal truck drivers and companies pay more taxes then we do and that tax money is there to fix the roads.
Toni Fitzpatrick, Kermit
I think that West Virginia will lose federal funding for highway projects if the increase is approved. The independant truckers are just looking for validation for their years of law-breaking.
C Brown, Summersville, WV
How many casualities are there going to be before the W.Va. Senate realizes that the more weight coal trucks hall, the more accidents that will occur? I think it's a terrible thing that some W.Va. Senate members are more concerned with the money they think this state will get from coal production, more than citizens of this state's safety.
Betsy, Poca
Increased weight=increased deaths. They can change the laws of the state but the laws of physics cannot be changed. These trucks CAN'T stop and the bridges and roads CAN'T take the weight.
Andrea Sharps, Smithville
The only real solution is to raisethe limit - as the trucks regularly cruise the roads at or above 160,000 lbs. anyway. Then enforce the law!! Fines for overweight trucks must be large enough to punish King Koal - the one who is ultimately responsible for the problem - then use the fines to repair the roads. Do not punish independants who have to bow to the pressures of King Koal just to make a living! West Virginia has been raped long enough by the coal industry as a whole - there are more WalMart employees than coal employees and you don't hear them complaining. Limiting trucks to 120,000lbs will unload our roads and set the stage for real action against overweight trucks!
Greg Stewart, Charleston
More Blood Shed The Coal Truck weight increase proposed shows a complete disregard for Human Life here in West Virginia. Governor Wise and our elected officials delivers yet another slap in the face to the citizens of this State. How much Blood and lives have to be shed on our Highways before the people of West Virginia say enough is enough? Contrary to the Advertisements run on local TV the Coal Truck drivers do not have the proper training or licensing to drive one of those trucks across WV State lines. You put one of those drivers in a Commercial truck and send him to Texas you would never see him again. Governor Wise says he can enforce stiffer Laws to make those Trucks safer but the truth is he can't enforce the current laws on those trucks, if he would we wouldn't have the problem we have now. Increasing the weight limit really means increasing the Death and Destruction on West Virginia citizens. I hope Governor Wise and the rest of those Idiot's at the Capitol have an Armor Tank i! f they plan on driving on Boone County roads against those over weight under maintained poorly driven coal trucks.
James Watson, Madison
I would like to know how is it that only coal trucks are to blame for increased damage to roads and crashes. Are they the only big trucks that cause these things? I dont think so as always the Independent coal truck operators are the punching bag for everyone. Picking on the coal trucks is not a fix all for W.V. roads come on please.
Rachel, Alum Creek
The trucks today are safe to haul the 120,000 weight limit the truck drivers have to eat too!
Wendy Hanna, Nettte
Why are all the special interest and business bills passed but the consumer ignore? Has Governor Wise turned to the other side too.
Bobby Jean Lavender, East Bank
I think the coal truck bill should be passed. My husband is a coal miner. If they dont pass the bill he will probably be out of a job. The coal miners and truck drivers are not the only ones it will effect. The communities and state will be effected. They say they want to keep jobs in West Virginia and they dont want our kids leaving. If they dont pass this bill a lot of people will be out of jobs and will leave the state. Thank You!
Audrey Blankenship, Ethel, WV
Raising the weight limits would be very detrimental to the taxpayer of this state.
Aaron Sharps, Beatrice, WV
because we need to compete with other coal markets such as kentucky witch has a 120,000 lb.limit,if we don't we lose job as well as tax dollars and the echonomy can't stand it,and if we don't hual it someone else will[like the japs or chinese.
D.J. and Paula Fields, Verdunville
Why should the citizens of this State be forced to share the roads with an industry that does not care about the laws or the people of this State. The truck operators bought their current equipment with the full knowledge of the current weight limits. Now they are wanting the government to change the rules to accommodate their illegal equipment. This is not right and if the legislature raises the coal truck weight limits, they will be going against the majority in this state to please a VERY small segment of the population.
Stacey Daniel, Charleston
i dont understand what our people are thinking trucking is what has support our family for years we need some how to get the coal,compainys to give more money to the truckers really 120.000 would be great if the coal mines would make up the differents on the money its really tuff out here trying to make a living and if they keep on this way people will leave wv i guess its been hard to make a living really i think bush needs to help us instead of worrying about other countrys he is just trying to cover up the depressing we are about have.
crayton runyon, williamson
While there are some far-fetched supportive points for increased weight limits, the realities of physics, massive damage to roadways, and the driving tactics of coal truck operators speak far louder than anything else. The drivers typically run around 65-70 mph and any rational person knows that has to be unsafe. It will be even more unsafe when weight limits are raised. It is easy to see coal truck drivers disobey laws and never get pulled. In Kentucky, for example, one of the biggest mistakes in state government was to take DOT officers and turn them into speeding ticket cops. Now, coal trucks run rampant at any speed while cars are routinely pulled by the very officers previously paid to police heavy trucks.
C. H. Ferguson, Pikeville
I think the truck limits should be raised, but only to 100,000 pounds. That way, It wouldn't be too high for the people against it and it wouldn't be to low for the truck drivers and their supporters. It would be in the middle for everyone but no matter what is done, nobody is going to be happy. It is a no win situation.
Mandi Jenkins, Seth
I have driven in Southern West Virginia where coal trucks pass closely to houses, roads that are barely passable with coal trucks and truly felt how it must be to live with the fear of trucks overturning or running a person off the road. I have no problem with someone wanting to earn a living but I believe the cart is before the horse on this issue. Improve the roads, tighten enforcement laws and then increase weight limits. Common sense could go a long way.
Melanie Stutler, Spencer
These trucks through their own admittance have been running with weights exceeds 150,000 lbs for years. This legal limit will actaully lessen the weights, the road damage, and should make coal haulage safer.
Earl Moles, Charleston
i think it could mess up some stuff
Kevin Toomajan, Ohio
There are already enough fatalities due to these trucks.I am not against the trucks...don't get me wrong.I am a driver myself,but I gotta tell you,with the load they put on me...I have a hard time keeping that truck under control,especially on a down hill grade.By raising the weight limit, I will have no choice but haul what they put in there, but this only furthur puts more risk on me.I think the reason they are doing this, is to haul twice the amount of coal in a days time without as much pay for us drivers...but at higher risks to us drivers..not just the other motor vehicles on the road with us.All the drivers I am associated with are not for this weight limit increase...believe me. We want to make it back home safe just like you all do.
William (driver 23+years), Madison,W.V
My husband works for a company who's biggest client is coal companies. People do not realize that it would cause a ripple effect. I would really like to know how many of the accidents on television commercials were actually caused by coal trucks? Second of all the roads do not are not all damage from coal trucks. Let's talk about the salt trucks. They do more damage than anything. Look at the roads now this should be proof enough.
Wendy Armstrong, Belle
The laws are antiquated, and the trucks and trailers are designed to be more productive by hauling greater weights safely. West Virginians that oppose this are slowly but surely trying to remove all of the commerce that this state depends on. They are trying to deprive fellow West Virginians of a decent living that are working in the coal industry and the overweight truck issue is just another way for them to be heard.
Jeffrey B. Caldwell, Poca
Why continue with a 140-160K lbs ILLEGAL limit when the truckers themselves can live with a 120K lb LEGAL limit. The resulting DECREASE in payload should actually reduce the cost of road maintenance not increase it as the UMWA and environmentalists would like us to think. On the other hand, if the trucking industry is OK with the 120K then they too should be able to live with increased enforcement on the higher limits.
Steve Carnell, Kenna
Economic situation of state requires this to be done, period.
Jim Smith, South Charleston
raise limits and enforce them. WV's economy is already poor; running the coal companies out of business will worsen the economy. The people against the increase will suffer in the end if the bill doesn't pass. Do they want heat and food?
Suzanne Porter, Ashland, KY
I think the 80,000 lb. limit shoud be inforced. If the truckers can't make on this weight they should charge the coal operators more.
Donald P. Cook, Charleston
Yes, more weight less trucks. We live in WV and coal is our business. Enforce the speed limit and monitor the roads. Punish those that violate the speed limit, not those trying to make an honest living.
Nancy Pinkerton, Ceredo
Passage of the bill is critical to the on-going success of WV. The current law is antiquated and needs an overhaul to reflect the improvements in truck safety. Opponents of the bill have made this an emotional issue by pointing to those who have died in automobile accidents involving coal trucks, whether the coal truck was to blame or not. If all issues were handled this way, all our states ski resorts would be shut down due to the deaths caused by skiers losing control and crashing into a tree. All ATV's would be banned from the roads, all swimming pools would be filled in and covered, etc. Unfortunately, the reality is accidents happen. I believe the right thing to do is to raise the limits, but then enforce the safety issues proposed by the West Virginia Coal Association. The safety regulations would be some of the toughest, if not the toughest, in the nation. Our trucks and our roads can handle the 120,000 pounds being proposed. Our state can't afford to! lose the taxes currently generated by the coal industry. Failure to pass this bill will have a tremendous snowballing effect that could ultimately affect every citizen in the state.
Lyn Wilcher, Charleston
Surrounding states already have simmilar legistlation for truck wieghts. For Example, KY has 120,000 pound limit on coal trucks. As usual WV has more restrictive to business laws and taxes. Besides, from my experience in Southern WV, 120,000 pounds would be a decrease in actual truck weights compared to truck weights before it became an issue. Please do not use my comments on air.
Saint Albans, WV
I think it's important that the public realize that truck weights will not physically raise after this bill is passed. The current law is far outdated and not enforced strictly, thus very few, if any, coal trucks on the road today are carrying legal loads. Yes, it really is not economically feasible to haul coal at only 80,000 lbs. This is not just the selfish rhetoric of so-called deep-pocketed coal companies; it is simply the facts. Our state is in sad enough shape econimically without us further injuring a long-time, supporter of our tax base by reverting back to a law made back in the 40's. As a young person who has chosen to stay here and make a living after high school and college rather than leaving the state like the majority of people my age, I ask that the public think clearly, reasonably and with our area's long-term economic well-being in mind.
Beth Green, Welch
For the past few years trucks have been hauling across the state with 160,000.+ lbs. If bridges or roads were incapable of supporting the loads we would have found that out long before now. Everyone knew this was going on but got off the bandwagon once lawsuits started and acted dumb as to an overweight problem. 120,000.lb is very reasonable and safe. To decrease the limit farther would be unfair to operators and the trucking industry. To reduce the weights further would create safety problems not to the mention an economic hardship. Less loads then more trucks and faster speeds / more trucks then more exposure / more speed then greater stopping distances. Remember what gets monitored gets done. Say 120,000. and monitor 120,000.
Ernest Marcum
It seems odd to me that the coal companies and independent truck operators are going to go broke if the weight limits are not raised. I wonder how they have made the millions of dollars they have been spent pushing this legislation. Maybe they borrowed it, you think? Maybe they got the money from their childrens piggy banks and combined the nickles and dimes together to pay for the commercials. I, on the other hand think they made the money from hauling coal at the present 80,000 limit.
Charles Meadows, Mason
Hey West Virginia and UMWA, get a life. What does UMWA stand for? What do you think has made WV what it is today, coal. What will replace the revenue stream if coal goes away? Lost jobs means lost taxes, businesses close meaning more lost jobs. How much more money and jobs can WV stand to lose? How many more people will leave? Stop and think a minute, it would not matter if an empty or full coal truck hit you, your gone. What if a semi hits you? Think you would be any better off? Regarding the damage to roads, add a small tax to the coal haulers and use it only for the roads that coal is hauled on. I think those who have benefited from coal over the years are now turning their backs. The rest have no conceived notition of what coal is or what it is used for. I have been in the coal industry 26 years and have seen much improvement in all areas (i.e., mining, hauling, burning, etc). Setting standards and limits are fine but don't so at the expense of lost jobs.
Gene Stone, Ceredo,WV
These drivers should not have purchased these trucks that are too large (sleepers) and carry more than 80,000.
Duke Ramsey, Oak Hill
They are already driving at this limit and more. with strickter laws and designated roads it will make for safer roads.
Kate perdue, Charleston
people complian that there is no jobs but then they will vote down on raising the limits which would might make new ones. whats up with that.
Debbie, Elkview
These men/women drivers have to make a living and I believe the weight should be raised. It seems to me that the lighter the load the truck is carrying the higher rate of speed the driver can do, and also I think that a lot of the accidents could be avoided if other people would not make careless actions. A lot of the times I believe that it can be avoided if, people would be more careful in the way that they drive
Margaret, Jeffrey.WV
There are too many overweight trucks on the roads now. This WILL BE A LICENSE TO KILL.Let alone the damage to the roads and bridges. All this is,is more greedy operaters hiring less Drivers and halling more load. We will be the ones paying not them
Mark Jackson, Weston Wv
People kill people kill people. automobiles don't kill anyone. If you would set a coal truck in a parking lot and come back in 100 years, it will not have hurt a soul. It's when you put the crazy driver's behind the wheel that kill people. West Virginia needs all the money we can get, let them raise it but help pay for repairs on road!!
Wes, Winfield
I am strongly against raising the coal truck weight limits. If anything, they should lower the weight. I personally will vote against any of our elected officials that vote to increase the coal truck limit.
Patsy R. Persinger, Richwood
Why bother raising the weight limits? 9 Out of 10 coal truck drivers openly admit to driving an overweight coal truck. Raising the weight limit would just give them further incentive to break the law.
Dave Shannon, Charleston
Coal trucks are safer now than ever. Lowering the limit will add more trucks on the road at best. If the coal companies are not allowed to transport coal our state will not survive financially. The economey will dewindle & we will have more people on welfare & living in poverty. During the lay-offs in 1984, many lives were disrupted. I personally could not find a job & had to leave my home to find a job & keep off welfare. 13 years later I was able to come back.
Rhonda Livesay, Boomer
Coal keeps the lights on.
Mike
I don't think the weight limit should be raised because we don't have very many enforcement officers and there is no way they can enforce the new weight limit. The truckers openly admit they now haul any where from eighty to one hundred thousand pounds overweight. With the new limits that means they could haul from two hundred thousand to two hundred and twenty thousand pounds on their trucks with little fear of being punished.
Jason Varney, Crum
We should not reward coal haulers that violate the laws. In addition, they mention how the coal trucks can handle the weight, but they negelect to mention whether the roads can.
Raymond Rooks, Charleston
This benefits fewer people than it helps. Most roads that they are hauling coal on aren't the type of raodway systems that need larger trucks.
Matt, Huntington
West Virginia coal is the best in the nation. Production created much of the Rockefeller wealth from many, many years ago while our citizens continued to live in poverty and continued to die from poor workplace conditions. West Virginia coal continues to be in very large demand by American industries while our coal workers continue to suffer impoverished and unhealthy conditions. Our State economy is suffering terrible deficits. Rather than increasing weight limits, which action I ferociously deplore, our Legislation must truly keep the weight limits per truck to a maximum of 60,000 pounds. But, laws must be enacted to place scales at each departure gate as trucks have been loaded and are ready to hit the road. Fees per truckload must be seriously increased. Fees per violation of load weights must be seriously increased as must be the fines to those companies that violate the weights. The miners' wages and benefits must be increased. The coal wealth of the! great State of West Virginia has, for too, too long, has gone into the pockets of outside white collar people. What the coal industry continues to create via mountaintop removal, destruction of fresh water streams, peoples homes and communities due to sludge or coal dust, the destruction of lives and, of course, roads and bridges continues to drain taxpayer money without cessation. Charge the coal industry more fees, keep the truckloads as light as possible, have the industry heads pay the truckers more money that they desrve to have. Taxpayers must not have to pay for what coal blessing is creating vast wealth for those outside this State.
Lynda Reed, Charleston
We are wanting to lower the illegal weight of 140,000+ pounds to 120,000 pounds.I think this will lower the cost on roads by having smaller trucks with the same braking power.
Jackie L. Bell, Whitman
Coal is West Virginia
Teresa Mullins, Stollings WV
it will mean less lorries on the road and brakes on these lorries must be design standard for these heavyier weights also the axle weight limit should not change.
A.J.Hemm, Nottingham
I think it is good because trucks will be hauling less weight than before and now the fines will be put on the coal companies and not just the truck drivers as it has in the past.
Marc bartram, Ft.Gay
It's time the legislature stood for something that can really benefit the state and it's citizens, and not be ruled by a dictator(UMWA).
Dave Wells, Harts
The trucks are to heavy already, number 1 when they hit another car the occupants usually die, number 2 the heavy trucks destroy our roads. The coal is constantly falling off the trucks when your driving behind them, and when your trying to pass it dents your cars and breaks out windshields.Another thing they drive way to fast.
Danny Dalton, Warfield
Our goverment screwed us again. Somewhere in this bill there is PORK and I can smell it,I can not see it yet but it wii show.
Donald E Halliwill, Hurricane
I expect the senate would be singing a differnt tune if the coal trucks started going through South Hills.
Iris Settle, Dunbar
80,000 lbs is enough to hard on roads, equipment, and people let's be real not hurt anything and enforce the laws on the books. we have too many rules let enforce the ones we have!!
Will Horton, Princeton, WV
I think they should raise the weight limit, but decrease the speed limit for the coal trucks, and increase the fines for going over the speed limit. Let them earn a decent living so they can support their families.
Sara Parsons, South Charleston
Coal trucks now act as if they own the roads, and have no respect for the little car. More wieght= more accidents=more death.
Sue
I have mixed feelings about this one. First of all, if they don't raise the limits, it will cause more economic hardship for WV as a state and also for the workers that will be layed off by the companies that are losing business. I also worry that raising the limits will cause more accidents if some of the dangerous road areas are not widened. Maybe the limits could be raised for a probationary time...say 24 months...and during that time, the companies could invest some extra time and money into additional driver training to help cut down on the reckless driving that often causes the accidents in the first place. My last thought is this... How many accidents are the fault of the coal truck drivers, and how many are caused by the reckless and irresponsible behavior that I see everyday from the average citizen in a hurry to get somewhere? Especially the ones that are on cell phones.
Dee, Culloden
I feel that anyone who has read this bill will see the enforcement is not there. There are NO electronic scales,all roads in WV will be raised to 88,000lbs including the tolerance. Only the roads that are (if any) designated as 126,000lbs. will have increased enforcement. They will use state highway funds to combine the PSC and DOT IF and only IF the coal companies ask a road be designated as a haul road. Right now in Boone County its business as usual. Coal trucks filled to the brim with coal going around curves on the wrong side of the road. What a joke!
Patty Sebok, Seth, WV
The UMWA is only concerned about their own interests --closing down nonunion mines. Their coal is shipped mainly by rail. If the limit is lowered, it will take twice the trucks to haul the same amount of coal which would result in a higher potential incident rate for coal truck related accidents. The coal trucks can safely haul 120,000 Tons.
Gwen Merritt, Genoa, WV
This is a bill that was passed by self serving politicians. Ask Mr. Kominar, that owns coal trucks and knocked down every amendment they tried to put on it. Then had the nerve to say it's for the people, friends and community. Give me a break. It's all in the name of GREED. For the industry to keep their money safe. My son was killed in Raleigh County on Nov 29, 2001 in an illegal overweight truck. Truck owners get on TV and brag how they have hauled 150,000lbs since 1988. If they are going to weigh and check these trucks now why weren't they checking them before my son and others were killed. Taxpayers have footed the bill for the last fifteen years why this truck owner run his trucks overweight. They haven't paid any attention to the laws in the last fifteen years and they are not going to pay attention to it now. Last Friday near Bradshaw a runaway gravel truck killed a man. They are investigating to see if it was overweight. The driver is looking at negligent h! omicide charges. These coal truck drivers haven't stopped to think they are not going to put the owners in jail. The driver goes to jail. Money speaks louder than words. Thank you Connie Sluss http://www.geocities.com/travissluss Visit my son's website and read his story.
Connie Sluss, Bluefield
The legislature just gave license to anyone wanting to ignore the law. Coal haulers made a personal decision to go out an buy those huge expensive trucks to haul illegal amounts of coal. Just because there are so many of them, the legislature changed the law so they will not go bankrupt. Humanly speaking this seemed the right thing to do. No one wants the families of these truckers to loose all they have. Using the same logic, why can't welfare recipients start a garden full of marijuana so they can get off welfare? They would be selling a cash crop and providing an honest living for their families. The legislature can make it legal after all. I will tell you why. The State of West Virginia and the federal government will not be able to collect tax revenue unless it was all sold at the farmers market. Could you just imagine the flood of customers from the surrounding states to the Farmers market? Sounds crazy but I think raising the coal haul from 80,000 to 120,000 pounds is just as ridiculous
John, South Charleston
This bill allows for legalized terrorism. All for the love of money with no regard for human life.
Paul Nelson, Racine, WV
The current legislation requires me (a taxpayer) to shoulder the cost of maintaing roads that are not designed for more than 65,000 pounds. If the coal haulers and coal companies were required to bear the cost of maintaining the roads, then I MIGHT be in favor. There is still the safety issue. And I don't mean the design of the trucks. Simple physics says that the higher the mass the greater the force in a collision. The automobile will always lose. Human life is too high a price to pay for increased weight limits.
John Soice, Charleston
a resounding no. once again this state kowtows to the people who run a dying industry. politicians give lip service to the need to diversify the economy of this state, then play the same old games. unfortunately, coal has proven again, it is still king. when this whole question was raised by death and destruction caused by overweight coal trucks, how did the legislature conceive an answer like raising the weight limits? the road i have to commute on, (route 60) has not even recovered from the floods of almost 2 years ago. i can't imagine what it will look like a year from now if this becomes law as it seems it will. i don't have the money donate to re-election campaigns like the important constituents (Massey, Island Creek, et al), but when election time rolls around, i will remember. thanks.
Hugh P Harris, Kanawha Falls
The increase in weight limit is a broadening of an economy of scale, that is much larger than the region and people this economy of scale is putting at risk economically, culturally, and environmentally. This is the unspoken message of the increase in weight limits. Stabilized approaches to economic development are not occurring in the regions affected by this economy of scale, and a rich layer of West Virginia's history has already been decimated beyond repair by a one-industry approach to regional development. Unless a direct and deliberate effort and returning to the region affected in terms of diversified economic development, totally separate of proposed road development does not begin immediately, important parts of West Virginia and American history will have been sacrificed in the name of the billion dollar coalfields. So, even it the phenomonal environmental questions that ultimately will evolve as more and more large scale mining visits the region, a quiet, under-reported, human story will already have been written.
Albert Justice, Charleston
It is not often that I agree with orginazed labors views. However, I think as they do in this case. Many more accidents and uncalled for deaths and broken pavements on the roadways. Also, people living along the dirt roads suffer with the dust thats unbearable.
Mr. Shirley Fitzwater, grantsville WV
Our roads are to bad now, and they drive to fast.The cops do not stop them for driving like they do.
Jimmy, Hurricane
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