By April 20, 2021 - 10:21 am An infusion of cash from the Governor's contingency fund will save Cedar Lakes for the foreseeable future. RIPLEY, W.Va. — What was considered a shaky future for the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Jackson County looks a lot more certain after an infusion of cash from the Justice Administration. The Governor’s office was able to come up with an appropriation of $1.7 Million from his civil contingency fund to replace funding lost during the last two fiscal years due to the pandemic. Crescent Gallagher “The facility experienced a 30-percent revenue decrease in fiscal year ’20 and an 80-percent revenue decrease in fiscal year ’21 just because we were not able to host events, classes, or camps at the facility itself,” said Department of Agriculture Spokesman Crescent Gallagher.