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EIS
February 18, 2007
Now the Federal Highway Administration wants to REOPEN THE EIS! NO NO NO. Once they do that they can undo everything we have accomplished and built the road whatever however they want. BEWARE! Never, ever think that this fight is won! It's far from over!!!!!!!!
LMS!
February 22, 2006
Posted information on the Land Management System. BEWARE! Never, ever think that this fight is won! It's far from over!!!!!!!!
Slow News is Good News
June 25, 2005
The state is supposed to be studying alternative designs to the bridge at Sandstone. Not much else appears to be happening.
Record of Decision Released
April 25, 2004
The state released the Record of Decision on March 2004. For information about our position on the Record of Decision, see this link.
Please continue to be vigilant, to attend meetings, and to help us ensure that the Parkway that is built is the Parkway that the public was told would be built, with no sleight of hand or bureaucratic side-steps to cheat the people of the valley out of their rights, homes, and dreams.
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Record of Decision Due Soon
November 26, 2003
The state was supposed to publish the record of decision on the parkway project in October. Thus we are waiting day-by-day, our lives hanging in the balance.
BREAKING NEWS - FEIS MADE PUBLIC - COMMENT PERIOD til SEP 19 - MEETING ON AUG 14 in HINTON!
July 31, 2003
The state has made public the Final Environmental Impact Statement. A public meeting is set for August 14, 2003 at Summers County High from 4 - 7 PM. Comments are due to the Department of Highways by September 19. See the FEIS pages for more information. Please help us save our homes, families, and dreams!
Web Site Updates -
July 31, 2003
Added information About the FEIS. Added Absolutes! Added West Virginia Pride. Added to Our Place new photo and restructured the people pages. Added POTHOLES page - we wonder what the real story is. Added new Sandstone Falls II picture section. Added Landscape Shots photo section. Added new abandoned NPS House. Added Sandstone Falls Flood Video to Video section. Updated NRPA Meetings section. Added Strong Arm Tactics section to "For the Good of All."
Web Site Updates -
Posted November 12, 2002
Added link to Lyrics for "Ridin' That New River Train" folksong to links page.
Keep Writing Letters ...
May 11, 2003
We are currently awaiting the release of the final Final Environmental Impact Statement. Keep writing your representatives telling them we need a parkway plan that protects everyone's rights.
Web Site Updates -
Posted November 25, 2002
Added link to Liberty Matters & Constitutional Rights Foundation to links page. Added Innocent Acts? section to "If They Win."
Web Site Updates -
Posted November 12, 2002
Added link to Lyrics for "Ridin' That New River Train" folksong to links page.
Our Struggle Front & Center in the Public
Posted November 11, 2002
The Sisters of the River have had recent articles by the American Policy center and Paragon and Range Magazines.
We also recently conducted a successful Petition Drive.
Web Site Updates -
Posted November 11, 2002
Updated NRPA Meetings information. Added the Sawgrass Rebellion, another example of a government land grab, to Has This Happened Elsewhere? Added Environmental War? article to The Whole Story. Updated then moved Facts section from main page to its own section. Added a new Video Section. Updated "Helping Others" section. Added Map of Parkway to Background section. Added A picture is a 1000 Words to the Whole Story section. Added PropertyRightsResearch.org to links. section.
Parkway News
Posted November 11, 2002
The latest information we are hearing is that there will be no new news on the announcement of any potential revision of the current plan until January or February.
In the News
Posted June 19, 2002
American Policy Center Ran a Web Article on Our Plight on April 30. See it at http://www.americanpolicy.org/prop/hinton.htm.
Also see the recent Editorial in Beckley, WV paper.
Web Site Updates.
Posted June 19, 2002
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West Virginian's recover from horrible floods
in the Southern Part of the state recently. Please go to West
Virginia Flood Relief Assistance and make a donation to the State
Flood Relief Fund today. Thanks! |
Updated About the SDEIS section. Updated the Has this Happened Elsewhere? section. Added question and link on "Willing Seller" to the bottom of Property Rights page.
Web Site Updates.
Posted May 7, 2002
Updated Breaking SDEIS News section.
Web Site Updates -
Posted April 5, 2002
Updated How you can help.
News
Posted April 5, 2002
See our Breaking SDEIS News section for the latest news on the SDEIS. Also see the article on our plight on http://www.americanpolicy.org/newswire/main.htm.
In the News
Posted February 19, 2002
Recent Editorials on our plight have appeared in papers in Huntington, Charleston, Beckley, and Hinton. We were also "on the air" on Saturday 02/02/02 at 2PM EST on Scams and Scandals (www.scamsandscandals.com) and on WTBQ 1110AM.
Web Site Updates
Posted February 19, 2002
Updated NRPA Meeting date and time information. Updated Help West Virginia Get a Responsible New River Parkway. Added Missouri Department of Conservation to list of outside influences on main page. Added our Our Position on the Invalid Studies Cited by the State of West Virginia. Added Montani Semper Liberi. Added new information about plight of Richmond Farm.
Web Site Updates
Posted December 29, 2001
Added new article called "Take A Stand For Your Property Rights" to Property Rights section. Posted an update to Abandoned Houses Too section noting the waste of still more tax dollars. Added Mabel's Story. Added Homestead Land and Water Alliance and Alliance for American to Links page. Added two significant web rings to the main page.
In the News
Posted December 29, 2001
The following article, which has been added to our The Whole Story section, appeared recently in a Charleston paper as a letter to the editor. Mabel's story (noted above), also appeared recently in the Sierra Times.
More Examples -
Posted December 29, 2001
This our plight is isolated or exaggerated? Think again. Check out a study on the people of the Buffalo River who have already endured the catastrophe that we are trying to prevent here.
In the News
Posted December 10, 2001
Our plight continues to get National attention. Two of our members recently appeared on the Derry Brownfield show. Additional the following article, which has been added to our The Whole Story section, appeared recently in a Beckley paper. Another one of our supporters had an article published on Dec. 3.
Additional information on "The Mistake"
Posted December 10, 2001
In regards to the Gov't Mistake section, we have received additional information from a biologist who was involved in the study. This information supports the position that the studies "were done BEFORE THE ISSUE OF THE PARKWAY WAS RAISED".....
Web Site Updates
Posted December 10, 2001
Updated Meeting Information section. Updated How you can help contact Information. Added article on Mosquito City. Added new information to Government Waste section detailing lastest fleecing of tax payer dollars. Added new, eye-opening section on Example of why we Concerned about the NPS' real intentions. Updated New River Wild Life section by replacing the deer picture with a more recent photo taken this summer at Sandstone Falls. Added Richmond Farm to photo section.
The Fight For Our Rights & Lives Continues -
Posted October 19, 2001
Although our web presence has been quiet, rest assured our battle continues. Please continue to help us by writing letters to newspapers and your local, state, and federal representatives opposing the current plan for the New River Parkway.
Web Site Updates -
Posted July 4, 2001
Added Gov't Mistake section. Added Draft Environmental Impact Statement Block to bottom of main page. Added Property Rights Foundation of America to Links page.
Web Site Updates -
Posted April 1, 2001
We've added yet another example of government eminent domain abuse to our links page. Check out the www.nodarbyrefuge.com and see the problems farmers in Ohio are facing. We also updated our main page with a new slogan and our How You Can Help Page to remove the Feb. 5 deadline for writing the WVDOT and the FHWA.
Our Efforts Continue, So Should Yours -
Posted April 1, 2001
There has not been a tremendous amount of external news on the Parkway Project in the last month, but rest assured we continue to fight for our rights every day by phone, fax, e-mail, and in person. Please help us by writing your Congressman and Senators and letting them you know you oppose the excessive Land grab that is the current plan for the New River Parkway. If you are a West Virginian, write to the governor and your state representative. Thanks!
National Attention & Support -
Posted February 27, 2001
One of the most astounding things about our efforts to save our homes is the amount of support we receive from all over the country, from groups and mainstream Americans. The consistent theme is always "Good Luck" and "Keep up the Fight". Articles on Property rights also continue to receive much press, both on the Internet and in print journalism mediums such as the Wall Street Journal.
Web Site Updates -
Posted February 27, 2001
Several links were added this week along with an updated Meeting schedule.
Public Comment - WE NEED YOUR HELP -
Posted January 21, 2001
We strongly request that you help us preserve our way of life, family, and and private property rights along the New River. Please let the West Virginia Dept. of Highways; (WVDOH) know that their plan for the Parkway must be open, complete, honest, in plain English and must protect the people of the valley; tell the WVDOH that of the options put forth now, with the limited information given out, you are unable to support any plan for the Parkway. Request an extension of the comment period. Tell the WVDOH that they should allow the people of WV to determine our future, and not be bullied/blackmailed by money from the federal government and other outsiders to do what Washington thinks. We, the people of West Virginia and the New River Valley, are best suited to determine OUR FUTURE!
Tell the WVDOH that their plan leaves out another option that it is required to address, NO BUILD! This road does not have to be built if the planners cannot accommodate the needs and rights of all people in the valley.
Written comments on the New River Parkway Project must be presented in written form by no later than Feb. 5, 2001, to:
Mr. James Sothen, Director Engineering Division Division of Highways Capitol Complex Building 5 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25305-0430WE MUST ADD: Why, when the government had over a year to draft a modified plan, do we get less than 30 days to comment on it?
Why Don't They Practice What They Preach? -
Posted January 21, 2001
In last week's Hinton News and Beckley Register Herald, the West Virginia Department of Highways ran large advertisements/notices encouraging people to write to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Huntington to complain of any/all activities which threaten to pollute/damage the river. It appeared under the auspices of protecting the river, but could enforcement suddenly used in a selective manner? Hmm...
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Did you know that the WVDOH failed to get a permit from the EPA to build a new bridge in Hinton and dumped a bunch of rock in the river? |
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Wonder why the government refused to allow construction of a sewer line to serve the residents of the New River Road? |
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Wonder if the drains that carry the water containing the salt used to clear/melt the snow on the I-64 bridges still discharge into the river? |
We could continue, but that should make the point!
Web Site Updates -
Posted January 21, 2001
Added, Test of Liberty, a Letter to the Editor that appeared in the Charleston Daily Mail to The Whole Story. Added a section on the Danger of Easements . Updated alternatives section to address the issue of easements. Added additional New Background on the project's context as it relates to the the WVDOH's own publication Right of Way. Updated name of governor in How You Can Help. Updated information on NRPA Meetings . Added new last bullet to "Facts" section on main page. Added About the SDEIS . Added Broken Promises . Added Definitions . Added Wonderful West Virginia Magazine to the Links section.
Web Site Updates -
January 15, 2001
Besides changes to this section, updates were made to the "NRPA Meetings" section, the "For the Good of All" section, and the links section. The format of the front page was also modified slightly.
Review the Supplemental Draft EIS Statement -
January 14, 2001
You can get copies of the New River Parkway Supplemental Draft of the Environmental Impact Statement at the addresses below. In your e-mail request that the public comment period be extended on STATE PROJECT X241-125-0.00 (02) FEDERAL PROJECT DE-0062 (804) E NEW RIVER PROJECT, I-64 TO HINTON. Make your request to:
Henry.Compton@fhwa.dot.gov
(Federal Highway Administration)
bhark@mail.dot.state.wv.us
(West Virginia Dept. of Highways)
More of the Same -
January 14, 2001
There were two meetings held last week concerning the Parkway project on Thursday. We hope to have more to report later, but given the fact that the WVDOH and the USDOT were giving conflicting answers to the same questions, what else can we conclude except nothing has changed? We can say that of the four options presented for the Parkway, Option 4 (the current plan) is completely unacceptable. Option one on the other hand shows some promise of reason.
Really, nothing much has changed yet.
There is to be another meeting of the New River Parkway Authority this Tuesday. Our representatives will be there, and we will keep you apprised.
Not Just Here -
January 14, 2001
Check out the plight of the people of the Columbia River Gorge on their website. If you ever wondered why we are so concerned about the future of our lives and our river valley, this web site gives a chilling and very similar example of a similar big government project gone amuck.
Breaking News -
Posted December 10, 2000
There will be a special meeting regarding the New River Parkway Authority on 11 January, 2001 at the Summers County High School in Hinton. The Parkway Authority/State is supposed to announce its revised options for the Parkway and a new preferred alternative. Please come to this meeting and help protect and safeguard the environment and the livelihoods of the people of the New River Valley.
Web Site Updates -
Posted December 10, 2000
Two new Articles were added under "The Whole Story." The Articles are Another Land Grab and Govt. Wants Your Land .
Site Updated!
Posted November 23, 2000
Posted a letter to Charleston, WV Gazette about The Greater Good under "The Whole Story " section along with an article titled Greater Good? . Other updates with more pictures and information were added to the site. Added a new section on Government Waste?
Recent Press Coverage
Posted November 23, 2000
Recent coverage of the New River Parkway land grab has included exposure in: "Derry Brownfield Show: Common Sense Coalition"
Recent Press Coverage
Posted October 7, 2000
Recent coverage of the New River Parkway land grab has included exposure in:
Eco-logic Magazine
Paragon Powerhouse
"Vanishing Freedoms".
Independence Radio
We need much more support though. Please Help West Virginia Get a Responsible New River Parkway .
New Topics On Our Web Site
Posted October 7, 2000
Recent changes to our web site include the addition of two new sections: Are You Next? and NRPA Meetings . We also added yet another picture of an abandoned house owned by the government.
Fox News Covers Plight of New River Residents
Posted September 15
Fox News reported on the plight of the New River residents being displaced by the government for the parkway in a September 14, 2000 broadcast report. The report, titled "Feds to Homeowners: Make Room for a View."
Most disturbing in the report was a National Park Service spokesman quoted as saying they wanted to create an unobstructed "Viewshed." That translates to no people, no buildings, nothing man-made visible from any point ANYWHERE in the valley.
The story can be found at http://www.foxnews.com/national/091400/scenicview_mand.sm l .
