By Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate
The newly formed local advocacy group Tucker United hosted its first public informational meeting at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Davis on Sunday, June 1st. The meeting was to inform the public what the group has learned about the proposed natural gas and diesel generated power plant and data center project slated for construction between the towns of Davis and Thomas by Virginia based company Fundamental Data.
The program ended with a challenge by Davis Mayor Al Tomson to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey. Tomson began by stating that Morrisey had recently been touring the State, but had been “suspiciously absent” from Tucker County. Tomson then accused Morrisey avoiding the County on purpose to avoid answering questions on topics such as the power plant and data centers.
“I think he was afraid to come to Tucker County,” Tomson said. “I think Governor Morrisey was afraid to listen to the opinions of local people in Tucker County. I think Governor Morrisey was afraid to meet with me when I offered to go to Charleston and talk about this issue.”
Tomson went on to extend an invitation to the Governor to come to Tucker County. Tomson wants the Governor to come to Davis and see what is at stake by the project. Tomson said he would personally take him on a tour of the area to “show him what we are trying to protect.”
