After Numerous Delays, Aquaponics Project Set to Begin
A contractor has been selected for the aquaponics project at Kermit and the first of two phases to complete the project is scheduled to begin a little later this month. The initial stages of work come after more than two years of delays. The $3.6 million project, first announced just prior to Christmas in 2016, is being funded by the 2016 Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot Program and the DEP. This latest news was presented to the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority Board of D
Bid Awarded for Kermit Aquaponics Project
The Mingo County Redevelopment Authority has awarded Persinger and Associates of Charleston, West Virginia, the bid for the design and construction of the proposed aquaponics project for $1.728 million. MCRA Executive Director Leasha Johnson made that announcement at the regular meeting on Thursday afternoon. The long-awaited project will be located on the old Burning Creek Mine property inside the Kermit city limits. Johnson said three bids were accepted. One bid could not b
