By Michelle Wolford
Aug 17, 2009 (The Dominion Post - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX)
PRESTON COUNTY -- A former coal prep plant site here offers a wealth of recreation and education options.
The 17.5 acre parcel along Cheat River between Kingwood and Rowlesburg was purchased from International Coal Group by Friends of the Cheat (FOC) in June. The watershed preservation nonprofit asked area residents to tour the site Saturday and offer suggestions for further uses.
More than 20 showed up at the former Patriot Coal site in the community of Preston, including environmentalists, teachers and Barbara Banister, the mayor of Rowlesburg.
"Our vision is for this site to provide river access and future rail-trail access, said Janet Lenox, associate director of Friends of the Cheat. Steps are being taken to purchase the CSX rail corridor that runs from Kingwood to Rowlesburg along the river, she said. FOC Executive Director Keith Pitzer said more than $500,000 has been promised to acquire the land.
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