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Fed, State, Local $$ Used to Build Gas Pipe to WV Industrial Park

A combination of federal, state, and local grants totaling $6 million will be used to extend a natural gas pipeline to the Cumberland Industrial Park and residences near Bluefield, WV (Mercer County). The Mercer County Commission is chipping in $1 million. The state of WV is giving $2 million. And WV Sen. Shelley Moore Capito secured $3 million from the federal government. Work will begin “soon” on the project.
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WV Gov. Justice Presents $1.9M Check to Finish NatGas Pipeline

WV Gov. Jim Justice and Babydog present check at Bluefield City Hall (click for larger version)

Yesterday, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and his English bulldog, named Babydog, presented a check from the state for $1,959,000 to the Mercer County Commission and the Development Authority of Mercer County to help complete a natural gas pipeline that will help bring more economic development to the Bluefield area and Mercer County as a whole. The money will help complete a natural gas pipeline from Cumberland Road in Bluefield where it now ends beneath Route 460.
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