Our View: Looking at future development

In the last few issues of the Whitehall Ledger, Jefferson County Commissioner has done an exemplary job discussing economic development and ongoing projects in his "State of the County" articles.

I'm very thankful to Commissioner Wortman for taking time to give Ledger readers a thorough look at various issues. In the articles he has mentioned several economic development opportunities and also addressed the issue during a meeting in Whitehall in late April.

Wortman was on hand for discussion about the impacts of the possible closure at the Golden Sunlight Mine.

While concerned about the loss o...