Saturday, November 14, 2009
Head Of Ky. Mine Permit Division Fired
About a week after Governor Steve Beshear and Len Peters, Secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet, announced a hike in fees to pay for 19 additional employees to help clear a backlog of permit applications, the head of Kentucky's mine permit division, Ron Mills, has been fired. There is speculation as to why Mills was dismissed from a job that pays $79,000 a year.