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GLENN D. 
SENATOR
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June 5, 2018

Governor Jim Justice

West Virginia State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305

Dear Governor Justice:

I attended your press conference and carefully listened to the proposed changes to the RISE
WV program. Know that I do not question your actions and believe that everyone understands
your dedication to the flood victims. Please accept my sincere thanks for your personal
generosity and tireless work.

I believe that our problem is that West Virginians have lost confidence in state government to
effectively manage the RISE WV program. In order to rebuild trust, I believe that officially
updating the public by reports to the Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding would be helpful

and appropriate.

This letter is copied to the co?chairs of the Joint Committee, Senator Ed Gaunch and Delegate
Roger Hanshaw. To you and to them, I suggest that our Joint Committee have 
hearings, open to the public and fully publicized using traditional and social media. The
hearings will allow General Hoyer and members of the RISE WV program to report on progress
made or problems encountered. The hearings will strengthen our ability to make legislative
changes to better respond to future natural disasters.

You asked that we wait and see what happens in one month; therefore, I suggest the first public
hearing ofthe Joint Committee occur on Monday, July 9, 2018. I strongly believe the public
hearings should continue for the foreseeable future.

Many generous individuals, businesses and organizations have worked tirelessly for nearly two
years to help flood victims recover. We have to rebuild trust with them, also. Trust thrives only
in transparency. When we, as a Legislature, created the Resiliency Office, housed in
Commerce, I believed there was a solid structure in place for continued recovery and
transparency. Going forward, I will be closely monitoring the RISE WV program.

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Letter to Governor Justice
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June 5, 2018

I hope you will join me in supporting important public hearings of the Joint Legislative
Committee on Flooding. I would be pleased to speak with you, General Hoyer, or ourJoint
Committee chairman, about my suggestion.

Sincerely,

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SenatorGlenn . effrles

cc: Major General James A. Hoyer, The Adjutant General, State of West Virginia
Senator Ed Gaunch, Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding, Co?Chair
Delegate Roger Hanshaw, Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding, Co-Chair