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Moorefield Examiner

Judge Rules on Commissioner Motions

By Jean A. Flanagan

Moorefield Examiner

Senior Status Judge Andrew Frye Jr. ruled Hardy

County 

Commissioners J. Michael Teets

and William “JR” Keplinger must personally repay the 

taxpayers of the county the $1.13 

million paid for the

former Mathias-Baker building. 

The hearing to determine several issues remaining from 

the

final order dated Aug. 8 was 

held Monday, Sept. 29.

The commissioners are also prohibited from voting to 

purchase the building or enacting 

another ambulance 

fee.

Frye also said the commissioners are responsible for 

the 

petitioners attorney’s fees, 

totalling $112,000.

 

Frye listened to arguments that there was no intent to

violate

the Open Governmenta

l Meetings Act, but said 

they did not prove the premise. 

As to the request to bring Capon Valley Bank into the

action,

Frye said the commissioners can file a new 

action in Hardy County Circuit Court.

Frye did grant the petitioners motion to allow Wendy

Miller to

withdraw from the action.

Additional details will be forthcoming in next week’s 

Moorefield Examiner.

Editor's Note: This has ramifications for our Pocahontas

County Solid Waste Authority in relation to the illegal 

manner in

which they handled the solid waste problem.  

Plus the Commissioners will now have to consider the 

possibility that they will to pay back the county for the

Howe's Leather Building that they have been getting 

$8,000 per month for several years as well as the Meck 

property at Greenbank!!!!!

You will remember that yours truly successful 

prosecuted a lawsuit in Pocahontas County Circuit Court

forcing WV Shoe to give back the property that they had 

stolen from the county (The ARC building.)

And have

forgotten Denmar that deal!!! 

IT'S PAYBACK TIME!!!!

Be sure you sins will find you out!!!!

And what about that $10,000 purchase of

outhouses, or all those fish???