WEIRTON — The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals Tuesday granted a conditional use permit for a proposed timbering project between a portion of Marland Heights and Freedom Way, but not without setting a few parameters.

Trumco Forest Products had made the request on behalf of Barone Realty Co. for a selective timbering operation on approximately 37 acres of property on the hillside between Marland Heights and Freedom Way. It was tabled by the Zoning Board in July after members heard from around 25 residents who expressed concerns over potential erosion on the hillside, as well as impacts to area wildlife and their own homes.

A public workshop then was held July 23, with two representatives of the West Virginia Division of Forestry speaking with approximately 20 residents to address some of th

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