PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Mercer County Commission has announced the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the commission on Tuesday, which includes an item pertaining to the City of Bluefield’s annual Holiday of Lights presentation.
Scheduled to take place at 10:00am on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the meeting will also include updates on the Mercer County Animal Shelter and Glenwood Recreation Park. Updates to the park include the installation of a new dock and boardwalk, elevation to counteract flooding, upgrades to restrooms, and removal of sediment.
The full agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Mercer County Commission as announced this week by the Mercer County Commission can be seen below.
OPEN WITH PRAYER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS/OATHS OF OFFICE:
Mercer County Litter Control Officer
Employment & Oath of Office
Doug Minnix, Litter Control Officer
Glenwood Recreation Park
Employment & Oath of Office
Josh Parks, Assistant Park Superintendent
Mercer Day Report Center
Employment & Oath of Office
Jonathan Burton, DRC Officer/Case Manager
RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS:
Proclamation for Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week November 17-23, 2024
Greg Puckett, Commissioner
ESTATES:
No Estates for this Meeting
FUNDING REQUESTS:
Princeton Salvation Army
Melissa White, Director
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Purchase Van
Alan Christian, Chief Deputy
Bluestone Valley Trails
Purchase Camp Creek Baptist Church
Bill Archer, President
Courthouse Maintenance Garage
Proposals-Install Lighting & Heat
Gene Buckner, Commissioner
Courthouse Maintenance Garage
Proposal to Install Insulation
Gene Buckner, Commissioner
Bluefield Housing Authority
Restoration of Retaining Wall
Greg Puckett, Commissioner
Keep Mercer Clean
Coloring Books, Advertising Materials
Greg Puckett, Commissioner
City of Bluefield
Holiday of Lights
Felicia Holcomb, City Ambassador
Denver Foundation
Downtown Countdown
Dreama Denver/Lori McKinney
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Mobile Agricultural Trailer
Paul Canterbury, President
The Wade Center
Mission Quarters Blinds
Betty Brainerd, Director
DISCUSSION:
Brush Creek Falls
Bill Archer, President
Glenwood Recreation Park Update
New Dock & Boardwalk
Elevation to Prevent Flooding
Sediment Removal
Restroom Upgrades
Greg Puckett, Commissioner
Mercer County Animal Shelter
Shelter Update
Stacey Harman, Director
Relocation of Offices to
Former Day Report Center
Gene Buckner, Commissioner
Mercer County Spay Neuter Clinic Update
Gene Buckner, Commissioner
Brush Creek Sites 14 & 15
Rehabilitation Projects
Bill Archer, President
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Invoices
2. Settlements
3. Exonerations
4. List of Approved Estates for October 2024
