Tag: Elkview

No Bridge Work Yet for Elkview's Crossings Mall

About 500 people remain out of work because a flood-damaged bridge crucial to accessing a marooned Elkview mall has not yet been repaired.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports a hotel, restaurants, gas stations, stores and other businesses in the Crossing Mall, including Kmart and Kroger, are still inaccessible. There are no signs of construction to replace the culvert that was swept away by raging floodwater on June 23.

County officials say they have tried contacting property owner Bill Abruzzino, of Naples, Florida, but he has not returned their calls.

In the wake of the flooding, Plaza Management Facilities Maintenance Director Beth Abruzzino had said construction was slated to begin Aug. 1.

The newspaper could not reach Bill Abruzzino or Beth Abruzzino for comment.

Police: Man Arrested After Saying Officers Should be Killed

Authorities say an Elkview man has been arrested after posting a video on Facebook calling for police officers to be killed.Citing court records, media…

Authorities say an Elkview man has been arrested after posting a video on Facebook calling for police officers to be killed.

Citing court records, media outlets report that 26-year-old Matthew Lane Furby was taken into custody Monday and charged with making threats of terroristic acts.

Kanawha Sheriff’s Office deputies say they were alerted to a Facebook video appearing to show Furby saying “the only good cops out there are dead cops.”

Deputies say Furby is also accused of encouraging people to kill police in a post on the social media site.

The sheriff’s office says that Furby admitted to deputies that he made the video because he was angry with law enforcement officers.

Furby also faces an unrelated breaking and entering charge.

It isn’t clear if he has an attorney.

Elkview Shopping Center Can't Reopen for at Least 2 Months

Elkview residents will have to wait at least two more months for a shopping center to reopen after an access bridge collapsed earlier last month during massive flash-flooding.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports a new bridge to Crossings Mall isn’t expected to be completed for at least another eight weeks.

Beth Abruzzino, director of facilities maintenance for Plaza Management, told shopping center tenants in an email that the ownership expects construction to begin within a week and take eight weeks.

In the month since the floods, little progress has been made on the bridge that connects customers and employees to restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores and a hotel in the shopping center.

Abruzzino says the reason for the delay was that the bridge had to be permitted by multiple agencies.

One Week After Flood, Tap Water Restored in W.Va.

A week after deadly floods ravaged West Virginia, all residents in one of the hardest-hit towns have tap water again. They just can't drink it yet.In a…

A week after deadly floods ravaged West Virginia, all residents in one of the hardest-hit towns have tap water again. They just can’t drink it yet.

In a news release Friday, West Virginia American Water said it has restored tap water to all areas of Clendenin.

About 3,000 people around Elkview and Clendenin didn’t have tap water following the June 23 floods that killed 23 people statewide.

Although it has now been restored to all households in that region, residents are being advised to boil it before using it.

Other areas of the state also lost tap water, and at the peak of the floods, tens of thousands of homes and businesses were without power. Only a few hundred were still without power Friday.

Kanawha Co. Waiving Building Permit Fees for Areas Affected by Flood

Following flooding in West Virginia that killed 23 people  and ravaged thousands of homes and businesses, Kanawha County is waiving building permit fees in the Elkview and Clendenin areas.

The Kanawha County Commission voted Wednesday to waive the fees to all residential and commercial areas where houses and other buildings were damaged or destroyed by last week’s storm.

Building permits are required for all new construction projects to meet federal guidelines as defined in the Kanawha County Floodplain Ordinance.

Commissioner Kent Carper says in a news release that the fee waiver “will help expedite the rebuilding process” for residents and businesses without forcing those in the area to incur any costs.

Those seeking a building permit are being asked to contact the Kanawha County Commission’s planning office at 304.357.0570.

Exit mobile version