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Local Intervenors Added To Middleway Bottling Plant Lawsuit

July 22, 2025 Tagged With: Jefferson County Planning Commission, Sidewinder

protect our water sign and binder

Circuit Court Judge Cohee added several local landowners, along with the Jefferson County Foundation, as intervenors in the case between Sidewinder/Mountain Pure and the Jefferson County Planning Commission. Read the Full Story >>

Sidewinder Files Lawsuit Against Jefferson County Planning Commission

April 17, 2025 Tagged With: Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

protect middleway signs on table during March 11 public workshop

Sidewinder LLC has filed a petition in Circuit Court seeking to move forward with its plans for a water bottling plant in Middleway. Read the Full Story >>

Manufacturing In Middleway — A Brief History

March 11, 2025 Tagged With: Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

image from Commercial Liability Partners website (circa 2018)

The industrial site near Middleway that is being proposed for redevelopment as a water bottling factory by Sidewinder Enterprises dates to just after World War II. Read the Full Story >>

Does Jefferson County Zoning Permit Water Extraction?

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling, zoning ordinance

public hearing notice for bottling factory

Water extraction is not defined as a use in the Jefferson County Zoning Ordinance. Read the Full Story >>

WVDOH Planning Roundabout For Middleway Intersection

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling, West Virginia Department of Highways

sketch of Middleway roundabout

The West Virginia Division of Highways is planning to construct a roundabout at the Leetown Road - Middleway Pike intersection. Read the Full Story >>

Preservation Alliance Of WV Designates Middleway Historic District As Endangered

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: Historic Landmarks Commission, historic preservation, In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

cemetery lane in Middleway

The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) has added the Middleway Historic District to its West Virginia Endangered Properties List.  Read the Full Story >>

Public Hearing For Middleway Water Bottling Project Postponed To February

December 16, 2024 Tagged With: Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

Christine Wimer and attorneys

The special meeting of the Jefferson County Planning Commission that was scheduled for Tuesday, December 17 has been cancelled. Read the Full Story >>

New Plan Submitted For Middleway Water Bottling Facility

November 20, 2024 Tagged With: In Print Dec 2024, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

revised concept plan sketch for Mountain Pure water bottling project

Sidewinder Enterprises submitted a new concept plan for its Mountain Pure water bottling facility project in Middleway on November 15 2024. Read the Full Story >>

Plan for Middleway Water Bottling Facility Rejected

November 20, 2024 Tagged With: In Print Dec 2024, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

representives for Sidewinder present to Planning Commission

The Jefferson County Planning Commission voted on November 12 2024 to reject the concept plan for a proposed water bottling facility in Middleway.  Read the Full Story >>

Water Bottling Plant Planned In Middleway

November 1, 2024 Tagged With: In Print Nov 2024, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

concept plan for Middleway water bottling site

A plan for a water bottling facility in Middleway is on the Nov 12 2024 Jefferson County Planning Commission meeting agenda. Read the Full Story >>

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