Bath opposes bill to push developments in small towns

by Trish Rudder

The Town of Bath Council held an emergency meeting on Monday, February 24 to discuss what the town could do to thwart the impact of /West Virginia Senate Bill 657 that authorizes the Department of Commerce to assist tourism development in the 12 Class 4 municipalities in West Virginia that has a population of 2000 or less.

The Town of Bath has a population of 624, according to the 2010 Census.

Both…