<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">One member of the Williamstown Planning Commission is Martha McGovern, who is a member of my church. I’ll ask her how she recommends getting information to all members of the commission and let you know. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A few weeks ago, however, I visited <a href="http://williamstownwv.org" class="">williamstownwv.org</a>, and entered a comment. At the top of the comment, i asked that it be shared with the mayor, all members of city council, the board of zoning appeals, and the planning commission. I’m assuming the city’s office manager or city council clerk (or some such employee) complied with my request, but I don’t know. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—dawn<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 13, 2020, at 8:00 PM, Barbara Stewart <<a href="mailto:barbhoney@gmail.com" class="">barbhoney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Ordinances, etc:</div><div class=""><a href="https://williamstownwv.org/links-resources" class="">https://williamstownwv.org/links-resources</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So far no luck on finding the Planning Commission members. There are four council members listed. Does anyone know if the Planning Commission Members are these people, or are there community members on this Commission? No e-mail addresses listed for anyone that I can see.</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 3:19 PM Julie Zickefoose <<a href="mailto:juliezickefoose@gmail.com" class="">juliezickefoose@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="">They're parasitizing the people who can least afford to give their lifeblood. I'm agog and disgusted at the entire concept of this casino-in-a-swamp.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">JZ</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 2:22 PM Dave McShaffrey <<a href="mailto:mcshaffd@marietta.edu" target="_blank" class="">mcshaffd@marietta.edu</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">I knew they were lucrative Barb – but didn’t know they were THAT lucrative. Thanks.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">New question for the Planning Board – do you really want to add a business whose model is to take from marginalized people in the community to add to the coffers of one or a few – without providing any real “service” in return? Maybe the
existing “casino” owners are potential allies here. Sounds like they might have the money to put up a stink.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dave<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p>
<div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-width:1pt;border-top-color:rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">From:</b> Barbara Stewart <<a href="mailto:barbhoney@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">barbhoney@gmail.com</a>> <br class="">
<b class="">Sent:</b> Sunday, December 13, 2020 2:15 PM<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b> Julie Zickefoose <<a href="mailto:juliezickefoose@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">juliezickefoose@gmail.com</a>>; Dave McShaffrey <<a href="mailto:mcshaffd@marietta.edu" target="_blank" class="">mcshaffd@marietta.edu</a>>; Janet Wilson <<a href="mailto:janet.shila.wilson@att.net" target="_blank" class="">janet.shila.wilson@att.net</a>>; Brent Bailey <<a href="mailto:Brent@wvlandtrust.org" target="_blank" class="">Brent@wvlandtrust.org</a>>; Dawn Hewitt <<a href="mailto:hewitt@earth-maker.com" target="_blank" class="">hewitt@earth-maker.com</a>>; Green Sanctuary List for Environment Issues
<<a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org" target="_blank" class="">green@fuusm.org</a>>; Marcy <<a href="mailto:wesel62@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank" class="">wesel62@sbcglobal.net</a>>; Schramm, Michael <<a href="mailto:michael_schramm@fws.gov" target="_blank" class="">michael_schramm@fws.gov</a>>; Stephan McCarthy <<a href="mailto:steve.mccarthy@realliving.com" target="_blank" class="">steve.mccarthy@realliving.com</a>>; nellie howard <<a href="mailto:nhoward8@frontier.com" target="_blank" class="">nhoward8@frontier.com</a>>; Andrea Stewart <<a href="mailto:andreastewart@hotmail.com" target="_blank" class="">andreastewart@hotmail.com</a>><br class="">
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">We employed a truck driver at one point whose wife managed one of those Coffee Perk gambling places. The daily haul was three times what we were doing at our business, and keep in mind that we actually provide a product that we have to
pay for. They are extremely lucrative, and she has a built-in clientele.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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