McDowell County is a great place to live and visit.

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It is specifics like you mention that others fail to comprehend when it comes to business and such liabilities, it is not as simple as propoganda such as "if they build it they will come"
Sloganeering is dumbing down the country but that is another story.
That is a major problem when it comes to discussing such things, some people expect simple comments to much more complex issues.
To answer your question I dunno, Walmart over there is in a flood zone but that company is huge enough not to worry about it.

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Hi me and my wife are looking to relocate to either VA or West Va
shes a nurse and im going to get my underground coal mining certification soon... Any one have any suggestions as to the best place to live in as to work and a good neighbor hood to live

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Crooked Halo wrote:

<quoted text>I am curious why they were allowed to build in a flood zone. I don't know about Fl, I haven't checked or read anything on it, but in Ohio,the county I lived in before here, when it was labeled a flood zone, you could not get permission to build. You could buy or sell the land, but no habitable type building could be legally built on flood plane land.

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Weepy wrote:

And I doubt there were other choices because most of McDowell's land is owned by outside interests such as Pocahontas land corp which NS owns, which is another obstacle the county faces by getting anything positive in there.

WV Hillbilly wrote:

The state of WV has a bad name. And will always be put down/made fun of.
I like living here.

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RSeay wrote:

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Over 80% of the land in McDowell County belongs to the coal companies or the railroad and they are hell bent on keeping it. You are correct in saying that it is a substantial barrier to growth.
I believe that the completion of U.S. Route 121 (Coalfields expressway) is McDowell County's best hope of economic renewal. With the road, hopefully, will come a gradual influx of business and industry that will bring jobs. That road should be the county government's number one priority.

COOTERDOG wrote:

<quoted text>Strategy...you tear this poster apart on another thread for defending me about not posting personal information, my name, in a post and now try to gain alliance with the above comments. What law school are you attending?

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RSeay wrote:

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Gain an alliance? I'm joining a conversation. That person happened to be right on that point. When a person is right- a person is right and I have no problem saying so.

COOTERDOG wrote:

<quoted text>How long have you posted as a gray box or sock account before you started posting using a registered account?

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shes a nurse and im going to get my underground coal mining certification soon... Any one have any suggestions as to the best place to live in as to work and a good neighbor hood to live

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Lula wrote:

McDowell County sucks!

RSeay wrote:

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I've always had a registered account. I just rarely have reason to post on topix. I only post , when I have time, which is rarely and when it pertains to local or state politics. Until recently, I hadn't posted or read anything on topix for over a year- no time.