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West Virginia & Maryland MARC Train 5-year Agreement Ends

Feb 1, 2018

February 1, 2018: MARC has been operating trains in West Virginia since the 1970s under a series of intergovernmental agreements between the  states. WV and MD have been in negotiations since October when the 5 year agreement between the 2 states...

Ranson Planning Commission approves Rockwool Site Plan for the site work and grading

Oct 18, 2017

October 18, 2017: The approval of the horizontal site plan (footprint of building) will be used for the building grading permit application. 2017-10-18 Planning Commission – Full Agenda-1068-compressed

PILOT Agreement is Signed

Oct 3, 2017

October 3, 2017: PILOT stands for “Payment in Lieu of Taxes.” Typically PILOT agreements appear to be haphazard, secretive, and calculated in an ad-hoc manner. What’s more, payments in lieu of taxes typically generate relatively little revenue, as a share...

Rockwool and the Owners of Jefferson Orchard records a Land Use Restriction Agreement

Oct 1, 2017

October 2017: Rockwool and the Owners of Jefferson Orchard records a Land Use Restriction Agreement prohibiting any type of residential dwelling on the remaining land in Jefferson Orchard that is not zoned Industrial (212 acres of land planned for Transit...

City Council Approves Rezoning of Jefferson Orchards

Sep 5, 2017

September 2017: This rezoning increases the total acreage under Special District-Industrial by an additional 100 acres, taking away one the two Villages from the 2012 plan 2017-09-05 City Council – Full Agenda-1062

Planning Commission Public Hearing on Rezoning and the Land Development Plan & Plat

Aug 7, 2017

August 7, 2017: Votes to Recommend Approval to the City Council 2017-08-07 Planning Commission – Full Agenda-1058 (1)

City Council Meeting (Approval of Ranson-Rockwool MOU and the PILOT Agreement)

Jul 18, 2017

July 18, 2017: 1) Ranson City Council Public Hearing on the recommended zoning text amendments as prepared by the Planning Commission. 2) Council approved the execution of a MOU between Rockwool and the City of Ranson with timelines 3) Council approved...

Ranson Planning Commission Public Hearing on Zoning Ordinance Amendments

Jul 10, 2017

July 10, 2017: Amendments include the addition of the word “stacks” to a list of different parts of a building that do not need to meet building height limits. Planning Commission voted to recommend Approval to the City Council. 2017-07-10 Planning...

Rockwool Announcement

Jul 7, 2017

July 7, 2017: Roxul officials were attracted to final city site in large measure for its access to major highways, water and sewer lines, and future abundant gas and electricity resources. With more than 400 acres, the site also offers considerable...

Special District – Industrial Workshop with Planning Commission

Jun 1, 2017

June 2017: Special District – Industrial Workshop with Planning Commission 2017-06-05 Planning Commission – Full Agenda-1051 (1)

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