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General

• Westridge HOA gives new wells to PSC
  - July 5, 2012, The Spirit of Jefferson

  "this is what a real, honest, public-private partnership looks like. All too often people will use the term 'public-private' partnership when what they mean is public money into private pockets."

• Electronic waste collected at Community Center for recycling
  - June 27,2012, The Martinsburg Journal

  "Local residents can take items ranging from TVs and cellphones to computers and printers to the St. Andrew's Mountain Community Center for a free e-cycling opportunity, according to John Maxey, chair of the community center's board of directors."

• Jefferson County balances wireless, scenic views
  - June 11,2012, The Charleston Gazette

  "Businessman John Maxey says the public's safety is at risk in Harpers Ferry and on the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers because of poor cell service."

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Mountain Community Library

• New library to expand services this weekend
  - Sept 1, 2009, The Martinsburg Journal

  "CHARLES TOWN - Over the past 100 years, the small stone structure that sits at the corner of Mission Road and W.Va. 9 has had a long list of uses, and now that list is about to grow even longer."

• 'Novel' Idea
  - March 22, 2009, Martinsburg Journal Editorial

  "Maxey said the new library could serve an important function in the community, especially in these tight financial times. Among other things, the library would provide residents with a place where they could have free Internet access to conduct job searches and work on the resumes, he said. Other useful resources also would be available, he said."
  "This won't be an easy task. However, there's something to be said for hard work, determination and community spirit."

• Talk of the Mountain MCC Library with John Maxey from Chip Gallo on Vimeo.

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Watershed

• Watershed Cleanup
  - July 14,2012, WHAG TV

  "John Maxey wrote a grant that eventually founded the Blue Ridge Water Coalition. This group has arranged low-water clean-up for the past two years."

• Watershed coalition seeks hard data
  - February 23, 2012, The Spirit of Jefferson

  "Maxey said gaining this concrete data on water pollution will be vital in efforts to ensure the county is treated fairly as Chesapeake Bay Initiative regulations take shape."

• Elks Run Group Forming
  - July 29, 2012, The Martinsburg Journal

  "DUFFIELDS - The foundation has been laid for a watershed group, Barbara Humes, chair of the Elks Run Study Committee, told a small but interested gathering Saturday at the Elk Branch Presbyterian Church."

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Table Games

• 2009 Table Games Referendum
  - August 7, 2009, The Martinsburg Journal

  "This year, West Virginia lawmakers approved a measure that provides increased funding to communities where table games are located."

• 2007 Table Games Referendum
  - June 7, 2007, Hagerstown Herald Mail

  "Although the $1.5 million that would go to schools has been touted as a way to build needed facilities, Maxey said the big need facing the school system is better pay for teachers."
  "New schools won't do any good if they are filled with 'unsupervised, untaught' children, Maxey said."

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