Senator Rockefeller is joined by members of the King Coal Authority
(l-r)
David Akers, President, Charlie Justice, Treasurer, Junior
Kennedy, Member and Mike Mitchem, Executive Director.
Members of the Southern West Virginia Transportation Coalition played
host to Senator John D. Rockefeller at a luncheon in Gilbert on Friday,
October 26.
Held at the Harless Center, the event drew members from the Coalfields
Expressway Authority, King Coal Authority, Shawnee Parkway, Route 10 and
the New River Parkway. These organizations gave short presentations
concerning their current status.
Senator Rockefeller then took over the podium to reassure people that,
even though funds would be short in the next few years, he was
determined to see the roads through completion. He cautioned that
public interest was focused on the aftermath of September 11 and noted
he and others would be hard-pressed to find the amount of money that
Senator Robert C. Byrd has been earmarking for these roads.