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Article: Water problems in Berkeley Springs: Editorial Roundup; Views from around the state
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- November 23, 2002
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Trooper trouble
We've said it before: West Virginia State Police troopers deserve
better pay and the benefits that come with it. Without it, we'll
continue to see declining numbers and a prolonged exodus of well-
trained officers to better paying jobs.
But we also find last week's decision to switch 140 troopers into
the more generous of two State Police pension plans troubling - only
because it was made solely by the Consolidated Public Retirement
Board, itself a non-elected body.
The decision was apparently made despite opposition from a hearing
examiner and the board's lawyer. There also was no legislative
involvement.
"It's pretty obvious to me that they thumbed their noses at the ...