The Value of a View – New River Gorge National River Adds Key Acreage Under Landmark Bridge
How much is a key landscape in a park worth? It’s a lot more than 25 cents, although this particular view is featured on the West Virginia State Quarter in the U. S. Mint’s 50 State Quarters® Program. An important part of that scene has now been protected with the recent addition of 618 acres to the New River […]
NPS hoping to purchase 100 acres from BridgeView
New River Gorge National Park Superintendent Don Striker Wednesday described his outlook as “cautiously optimistic” about the Gorge’s potential swelling by 100 acres in the near future — courtesy of a land purchase being negotiated between the Park Service and the owner of BridgeView Estates housing development. According to Striker, that land — along with […]
Planning commission OKs New River Ledges projects
FAYETTEVILLE — In a unanimous decision, the five members of the Fayetteville Planning Commission gave the stamp of approval Friday to the final subdivision plan for Phases I and II of Bridgeview Estates and Phase I of Ledges, both housing projects proposed by New River Ledges Associates, LLC. The vote came after presentations by Gary […]