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Appalachian Power representatives have announced a modified network of route options and plan two open houses this month for ...
Appalachian Power has announced modifications for a 20-mile stretch of transmission lines to avoid crossing the Meeks Mountain Trails in Putnam County.
It's no secret that the public wasn't thrilled when Appalachian Power announced that their Bancroft-Milton transmission line rebuild project would cut right through the heart of Meeks Mountain Trails.
In August, American Electric Power Company released a proposal stating that they wanted to build 20 miles worth of transmission line through the Meeks Mountain Trails in the county. Before they ...
The issue is the proposed route would go straight through Meeks Mountain Trails, but AEP says they will try to go around trails with the new route. “That‘s awesome,” trail user Matt Stevens ...
“When I heard that AEP was going to look for alternative routes and avoid Meeks Mountain Trails, I was relieved and I’m optimistic about the whole situation,” Edwards said. “The community ...
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WCHS) — Community members came out Tuesday to share their concerns over a new proposed transmission system which would run through the Meeks Mountain Trail system. People are ...
Just behind me, two runners began trudging up the trail from the foot of the hill. Plodding along lazily on a Saturday afternoon, just trying not to get lost on Meeks Mountain Trails, I stepped ...
HURRICANE, WV, UNITED STATES, May 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hurricane native and Gatorade WV Player of the Year, Ty Steorts awarded Meeks Mountain Trail Alliance ...
I write to inform readers of an AEP plan to take via eminent domain domain the Meeks Mountain Trails in Hurricane, West Virginia. I am certain the approximate 500 acres and 30-plus miles of trails ...