Greenbrier County Commission hears from Appalachia National Forest representitive

GREENBRIER COUNTY W.Va. (WVDN) – The Greenbrier County Commission met in regular session on Thursday, August 15. .

The meeting opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting was then called to order.

A motion was made to approve the regular minutes. The motion passed. The fiduciary supervisor discussed the settlement of estates. A total of 13 estates were in the settlement. The motion was passed to accept the settlement of all 13 estates.

Motions passed for the Meadow River Trail for mowing. A motion also passed on the final NPDES (National Pollutant Elimination System) permit which has been prorated. Law enforcement overtime reimbursement for education motion also had a passing vote.

Other motions passed before a talk was given by Larry Jent from the Appalachia National Forest to support American projects for Indigenous people in Appalachia. Jent explained that he was a retired Methodist minister after being a minister for 40 years and appreciated getting to lead the pledge. He went on to say it was a nice break from always leading the invocation. It was explained by the guest speaker that reaching out to native people is like reaching out to hill folk. The speaker explained that he had known he was indigenous for most of his life. It was discussed that both Seneca and Cherokee have been in the area. Jent is now the new program director since Phyllis Baxter stepped down.

New business included passing a motion for the sewer project for White Sulphur Springs.

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