IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PUTNAM COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Civil Action No. CC-40-2025-C-201 Hon. Phillip Stowers APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY, a Virginia corporation, Petitioner, vs. EQUIPMENT CARE CENTER OF NITRO, LLC, SOLUTIA INC., UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, TRUSTEES OF THE FIKE/ARTEL SUPERFUND SITE TRUST FUND, WEST VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, UNKNOWN PERSONS/OWNERS and, BOBBY EGGLETON, SHERIFF OF PUTNAM COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, Respondents. LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR ON MARCH 26, 2026 AT 1:00 P.M. TO: RESPONDENTS, EQUIPMENT CARE CENTER OF NITRO, LLC, SOLUTIA INC., UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, TRUSTEES OF THE FIKE/ARTEL SUPERFUND SITE TRUST FUND, WEST VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, UNKNOWN PERSONS/OWNERS, AND BOBBY EGGLETON, SHERIFF OF PUTNAM COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Notice is hereby given to Equipment Care Center of Nitro, LLC, Solutia Inc., United States Environmental Protection Agency, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Trustees of the Fike/Artel Superfund Site Trust Fund, West Virginia American Water Company, Unknown Persons/Owners, and Bobby Eggleton, Sheriff of Putnam County, West Virginia (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "the aforementioned respondents"), that a Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry has been filed in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, West Virginia, and is known as Civil Action No. CC-40-2025-C-201, and styled Appalachian Power Company vs. Equipment Care Center of Nitro, LLC, et al. Said Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry under the West Virginia laws of eminent domain seeks property for the construction of electrical transmission, distribution, and communication lines and appurtenant equipment and fixtures, and condemnation and right of entry on behalf of Appalachian Power Company situate in the City of Nitro, Nitro Town District, Kanawha and Putnam Counties, West Virginia, identified as Tax Map 7, Parcel 3, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Putnam County, West Virginia, in Deed Book No. 481, at page 72, and being more specifically bounded and described as follows: 4.947 AC NR NITRO Situated in the City of Nitro, Kanawha and Putnam Counties, West Virginia, more particularly described as follows: TRACT 1 BEGINNING at an iron pin in the eastern line of the Dana Container Inc. 4.92 acre tract said iron pin is also the southwest corner of the last mentioned parcel (the quitclaimed parcel) in the Deed to Fike Chemicals, Inc. by Security Chemicals. Inc. said deed is dated December 15, 1975 and recorded in Deed Book 1781 at page 146 in Kanawha County and Deed Book 213 at page 710 in Putnam County, said iron pin is also the northwest corner of Parcel A in said deed and is located in the western line of a 50 foot roadway reservation; THENCE with the line between said quitclaimed parcel and Parcel A South 76 10 East. 310.75 feet to an iron pin corner to said quitclaimed parcel and Parcels A and C; THENCE with said Parcel C South 76 10 East 168.25 feet to a point at the north eastern corner of said Parcel C said point is in the line of the Old Penn Central Transportation Company right of way, 20.00 feet by rectangular measurement from the centerline of said railroad company's sidetrack no. 4699; THENCE continuing with said Parcel C and said right of way line South 9 54 East 93.16 feet, South 3 58 East 91.89 feet South 1 26 West160.91 feet to an iron pin in said right of way corner, to Parcels C and D in said Fike Chemicals, Inc. Deed; THENCE, continuing with said right of way and said Parcel E on a curve to the right the following chords and distances South 8 10 West 81.84 feet to an iron pin, South 15 53 West 75.00 feet to an iron pin, South 27 15 West 100.00 feet to an iron pin, South 39 55 West 100.00 feet to an iron pin, South 51 19 West 100.00 feet to an iron pin, South 63 20 West 50.00 feet to an iron pin, South 74 19 West 50.00 feet to an iron pin in said right of way corner to said Parcel E and a 4.874 acre tract conveyed to Fike Chemicals, Inc. by Fike Land Company by Deed dated December 29, 1975 and recorded in Deed Book 1781 at page 143 in Kanawha County (acquired by Fike Land Company in Deed Book 1715 at page 156); THENCE continuing with said right of way line and the line of said 4.874 acre tract on a curve to the right, by a chord bearing South 86 43 West 49.57 feet to an iron pin; THENCE by a tangent South 89 29 West 122.47 feet to an iron pin; THENCE on a curve to the left by a chord bearing South 86 19 West 75.00 feet to an iron pin in said right of way corner to said 4.874 acre tract and a tract containing 4.059 acres which was conveyed by Elmer Fike to Thomas R. Halloran and Catherine Halloran by Deed dated December 12, 1978 and recorded in Deed Book 1890 at page 704 (later conveyed by Halloran to Aqua Flo Company by Deed dated August.22, 1996 as recorded in Deed Book 2394 at page 429) said 4.059 acre conveyance by Elmer Fike includes 3.742 acres of said 4.874 acre tract and .0317 acres of said Parcel D; THENCE leaving said right of way and by a new line through said 4.874 acre tract and with said 4.059 acre line as established by the survey of George A. Cicoff; P.E. and shown on his map dated November 27, 1978 as recorded in Deed Book 1890 at page 707 in Kanawha County North 7 05 East 56.29 feet to an iron pin another corner to said 4.874 acre tract; THENCE with said 4.874 acre tract North 13 50 East 470.22 feet to a stake corner to said 4.874 acre tract in line of said Parcel D; THENCE continuing the same course by a new line through said Parcel D a distance of 110.84 feet in all a total distance of 581.06 feet to an iron pin as established by said George A. Cicoff survey said iron pin being South 13 50 West 30.00 feet from the common line between said Parcels B and D; THENCE running parallel to and a distance of 30.00 feet from said common line between said Parcels B and D North 76 10 West 121.01 feet to an iron pin in the south eastern line of a 50 foot roadway reservation with said 4.874 acre tract; THENCE with said 50 foot roadway reservation South 13 50 West 117.32 feet to another point in the line of said Parcel D; THENCE continuing the same line and course a distance of 162.83 feet in a total distance of 280.15 feet to an iron pin corner to said 50 foot roadway reservation; THENCE with same South 74 17 West 268.14 feet to an iron pin corner to said 4.059 acre tract; THENCE leaving said 4.059 acre tract and continuing with said 50 foot roadway reservation 574 17 West 87.74 feet to an iron pin; THENCE North 76 11 West 376.75 feet to an iron pin at the intersection of said reservation with the east line of Viscose Road (sometimes called Plant Road); THENCE with said east line North 13 50 East 50.00 feet to an iron pin in the north western line of said 50 foot roadway reservation; THENCE leaving Viscose Road and with said 50 foot roadway reservation and the lines of WV Spring and Radiators 3.57 acre tract South 76 11 East 363.57 feet to an iron pin, North 74 17 East 313.56 feet to a metal fence post; THENCE North 13 50 East 131.03 feet (passing the common corner of said WV Spring and Radiator and Dana Container, Inc., 2.957 tract at 123.03 feet) to an iron pin at the corner between said 4.874 acre tract and said Parcel D; THENCE continuing with said 50 foot roadway reservation and said Lot D and Dana Container, Inc. North 13 50 East 150.00 feet to a concrete monument the common corner between Parcels D and B; THENCE continuing North 13 15 East 120.00 feet with Parcel B to a concrete monument in the line of Parcel B; THENCE continuing North 13 50 East 80.00 feet to an iron pin the common corner between said Parcels A and B and Dana Container, Inc. 2.957 acre and 4.920 acre tracts; THENCE continuing with said 50 foot roadway reservation, Parcel A and the Dana Container, Inc. 4.92 acre tract North 13 50 East 209.00 feet to the beginning iron pin. Containing within the above described boundary the following parcels or part of parcels contained in the Deed from Security Chemicals, Inc. to Fike Chemicals, Inc. by Deed dated December 15, 1975 and recorded in Deed Book 1781 at page 146 in Kanawha County and Deed Book 213 at page 710 in Putnam County; Parcel A = 1.54 Acres Parcel B = 1.45 Acres Parcel C = 1.957 Acres Parcel D = 1.841 Acres of 2.158 Acres Parcel E = 4.544 Acres And also containing 0.156 Acres of a 4.874 Acre tract conveyed to Fike Chemicals, Inc. by Deed dated December 29, 1975 and recorded in Book 1781 at page 143 in Kanawha County. The aforementioned respondents are hereby notified the said Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry has previously been served and notice published and may be obtained from the Putnam County Circuit Clerk's office at 12093 Winfield Road, Winfield, West Virginia, 25213, for the purposes of appearing and defending. The Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry may also be obtained from the attorneys for AEP West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc., Stephen F. Gandee, Post Office Box 128, 140 West Main Street, Suite 300, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 26302-0128, or Douglas C. McElwee, 700 Virginia Street East, Suite 400, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301. The aforementioned respondents are further notified that a hearing on the said Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry will occur on March 26, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, West Virginia, located at 12093 Winfield Road, Winfield, West Virginia, 25213, before the Honorable Phillip Stowers. You may appear for hearing as stated above and are notified that any failure to appear may result in the waiver of any defenses or claims, if any, you may have. Entered by the Clerk of said Court on this 2nd day of March, 2026. STEPHANIE M. SMITH PUTNAM COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK Submitted by: /s/ Stephen F. Gandee Douglas C. McElwee (W. Va. State Bar I.D.: 2449) Stephen F. Gandee (W. Va. State Bar I.D.: 5204) Post Office Box 1791 Charleston, West Virginia 25326 (304) 347-8310 Attorneys for Petitioner LC-428771 03-11,18;2026
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