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IRS Snafu could Mark End for W.Va. Town of Pratt

CHARLESTON (AP) -

Kanawha County officials will discuss dissolving the town of Pratt next month after discovering the town and its water plant owe the Internal Revenue Service almost $140,000.

Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper says dissolving the town would be a last resort. But media outlets report that he and other officials are not willing to provide county funding to cover the debt.

County officials say County Attorney Marc Slotnick discovered tax liens against the town from 2008 through 2010 for apparently not submitting federal tax withholdings for employees.

Carper says the town doesn't have the finances to continue operating.

Pratt Mayor Gary Fields was out of the office and did not return a call seeking comment.

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