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Jefferson County Courthouse on a cloudy dayJefferson County Vision is engaged in legal and legislative battles on numerous fronts—municipal, county, and state—on behalf of everyone who shares our vision of preserving and protecting the quality of life in Jefferson County.

Legal Update February 3, 2020

Legal Update February 3, 2020

Feb 14, 2020

JCV vs. ROCKWOOL ET AL. (PILOT CASE) Summary — On November 2, 2018 JCV filed the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the PILOT arrangement and asserting that Rockwool should not be given preferential treatment...

Legal Update, October 9, 2019

Legal Update, October 9, 2019

Oct 9, 2019

JCV vs. ROCKWOOL ET AL. (PILOT CASE) Summary — On November 2, 2018 JCV filed the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the PILOT arrangement and asserting that Rockwool should not be given preferential treatment...

Jefferson County Vision (JCV) Files Writ to Require Ranson to Abide by the Law

Jefferson County Vision (JCV) Files Writ to Require Ranson to Abide by the Law

Sep 16, 2019

CHARLES TOWN, WV. Rockwool is building its factory without a valid Building Permit, because there is no valid plan for sewer service. The first rule of construction permitting: for work to proceed, a site must have a plan for utility...

Rockwool’s Multi-Million Dollar Tax Giveaway is NOT ENFORCEABLE

Rockwool’s Multi-Million Dollar Tax Giveaway is NOT ENFORCEABLE

Aug 10, 2019

  CHARLES TOWN, WV.  Jefferson County Vision (JCV) cheered yesterday’s Circuit Court ruling which declared the multi-million dollar Rockwool PILOT “is not an enforceable agreement.”  Rockwool and its supporters have used the PILOT to threaten local government with lawsuits and...

Circuit Court: Rockwool PILOT tax breaks are “faulty”

Circuit Court: Rockwool PILOT tax breaks are “faulty”

Aug 8, 2019

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...

“Blue Petition” Legal Action Stops $16 Million Industrial Sewer Bond Issuance in its Tracks

“Blue Petition” Legal Action Stops $16 Million Industrial Sewer Bond Issuance in its Tracks

Jul 17, 2019

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’...

Charles Town Property Owners Present Protest Petition to City Council

Charles Town Property Owners Present Protest Petition to City Council

May 19, 2019

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...

Federal Courts Overreach, Block Board of Education

Federal Courts Overreach, Block Board of Education

Apr 30, 2019

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...

Jefferson County Vision Sends Letter to Charles Town on Sewer Bond Petition

Jefferson County Vision Sends Letter to Charles Town on Sewer Bond Petition

Apr 24, 2019

According to state law, Charles Town must accept the sewer bond petition. View the letter (.pdf)

West Virginia PSC Ignores Staff Recommendations, Denies Review of Rockwool Waterline

West Virginia PSC Ignores Staff Recommendations, Denies Review of Rockwool Waterline

Mar 26, 2019

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,...

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