March 25 2021
Lot's of
Clayonians said, that hiking trail thang will never happen.
Well, a big chunk of it is already in place and being used by
1000's of people.
Another segment of the plan is to keep the old BC&G Railroad for a tourist train ride attraction plus, add a hiking trail right beside it. Again, that crap ain't going to happen, it costs way to much $$$.
Sit down readers. During the March 24th County Commission meeting, discussed turned to who actually owns the old track system.
County Clerk Connie Workman did some diggin' and keep up with, turns out, the 18+ mile stretch of track was sold on Dec 23, 2021. The new owner is the West Virginia State Rail Authority. The stretch of property runs from Dundon to near Widen, Robinson Run area. Sell price was $1,825,000.
Why the W Va Railroad Authority? For those that don't know, railroad easements are 100% always held by that Authority, forever. The thinking is, there may be a time down the road that the railroad may be rebuilt, needed again. Once an easement is gone, built on, cut up into small parcels, it would be next to impossible to reclaim.
So........... for those thinking, they ain't going to do anything with the notion of an 18 mile long of railroad and hiking wilderness trail, that $1.8 M investment on top of $4.5 M from FEMA to repair bridges and ties, we think the naysayers are wrong.
Here's the deed.
Another segment of the plan is to keep the old BC&G Railroad for a tourist train ride attraction plus, add a hiking trail right beside it. Again, that crap ain't going to happen, it costs way to much $$$.
Sit down readers. During the March 24th County Commission meeting, discussed turned to who actually owns the old track system.
County Clerk Connie Workman did some diggin' and keep up with, turns out, the 18+ mile stretch of track was sold on Dec 23, 2021. The new owner is the West Virginia State Rail Authority. The stretch of property runs from Dundon to near Widen, Robinson Run area. Sell price was $1,825,000.
Why the W Va Railroad Authority? For those that don't know, railroad easements are 100% always held by that Authority, forever. The thinking is, there may be a time down the road that the railroad may be rebuilt, needed again. Once an easement is gone, built on, cut up into small parcels, it would be next to impossible to reclaim.
So........... for those thinking, they ain't going to do anything with the notion of an 18 mile long of railroad and hiking wilderness trail, that $1.8 M investment on top of $4.5 M from FEMA to repair bridges and ties, we think the naysayers are wrong.
Here's the deed.
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