JCV PILOT CASE RULING RECEIVED Jefferson County Vision has just received the first of two long awaited rulings – the PILOT case. “The Court agrees with the plaintiff’s contention that the PILOT is defective on its face: The only two...
Mineral wool is made from stone melted in furnaces. Stone is not a recycled or sustainable material. It is extremely energy-intensive to produce and has high embodied energy. The manufacturing process involves on-site fuel combustion using gas and coal in furnaces, boilers, and dryers. The...
Jefferson County Vision (JCV) and several residents of Charles Town filed a legal request last week in Circuit Court for an order that the City Council follow state law, accept the “Blue Petition,” and hold a hearing on the citizens’...
Dear Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Board of Directors: When the working people of Jefferson County pay our taxes– a basic civic duty– we don’t get to put our name on a sponsorship banner. Our hard-earned tax dollars go towards...
Three hours of oral argument before Judge Hammer and a packed gallery in the historic Jefferson County Courthouse on Tuesday brought two of Jefferson County Vision’s cases related to Rockwool—a zoning suit and a taxation suit—closer to a resolution. At...
PRESS RELEASE Over 1,500 citizens of Charles Town are, again, demanding that the Charles Town City Council and Building Commission hold a hearing to accept a Protest Petition opposing the issuance of the Sewer Bond. The Bond was accepted by...
Rockwool continues to wield the levers of government power against Jefferson County residents in the company’s quest to build a megafactory next to local schools. The latest outrage is an overreach from the Federal judiciary, which ruled today to preemptively...
According to state law, Charles Town must accept the sewer bond petition. View the letter (.pdf)
Rockwool is a terrible fit for our economy and our health. The plant’s 213 foot smokestacks will also ruin historic views across the county. Check out this viewshed map which marks areas that will have views of these stacks as...
CHARLES TOWN, WV. The Public Service Commission (PSC) overruled their own staff recommendation today and declined to intervene or reconsider the Rockwool/Jefferson Utilities water line project. Rockwool announced in January that it would build the waterline directly with Jefferson Utilities,...
Jefferson County Vision and other environmental watchdog groups call for further investigation of the Danish megacorp’s ethical breaches and opaque practices
SOLAR ACTION ALERT: Rippon Energy Facility Inc., owned by...
JCV vs. JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION (OGPA...
© 2023 Jefferson County Vision, Inc.
