Middleway Residents Celebrate Delay of Bottling Plant Hearing
Judge Grants Injunction Over Bottling Plant Hearing, Postponing Until 2025
West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Wednesday, December 18, 2024
By Jack Walker
A circuit court judge has granted an injunction postponing the Jefferson County Planning Commission's hearing on the Mountain Pure Water Bottling Facility in Middleway until February 2025. This decision follows a legal complaint from the Jefferson County Foundation, which raised concerns about the potential environmental impact on local water resources and traffic. The delay affords community members, including those from the Protect Middleway group, more time to engage with the proposal and advocate for its reevaluation. The proposed bottling plant, which aims to extract groundwater from a site near Middleway's historic downtown, has sparked significant debate among residents who fear negative effects on their community's health and preservation.
