Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The people are willing; the money is there: Gov. Manchin can bring Deckers Creek to life

Charleston Gazette
July 11, 2009, Op-Ed
By Evan Hansen and Sarah Veselka

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- For the past 15 years in our state's Touchdown City, residents have volunteered tens of thousands of hours toward a long-term goal: making once-dead Deckers Creek healthy and fishable again through Morgantown.

Now, Gov. Joe Manchin has an opportunity to commit funds to the largest remaining acid mine drainage source to the creek, honoring hundreds of volunteers and capitalizing on the state's best opportunity to replace a painful environmental legacy with a vibrant recreational and economic resource....

Read the entire Op-ed here. If you are interested in signing a letter in support of the project, please visit www.deckerscreek.org or contact Jen Zimmerman at jen@deckerscreek.org.

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