MARLINTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The meeting agenda for Tuesday’s upcoming session of the Pocahontas County Commission has been released and indicates that courthouse pet regulations will be a topic of discussion.
Commissioners representing Pocahontas County are scheduled to come together on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 5:30pm. Additional items listed as part of the agenda include the purchase of real estate adjacent to the Pocahontas County Courthouse, the Region 4 Board of Education demolition project, and more.
The meeting agenda as released by the Pocahontas County Commission can be seen in its entirety below.
5:30 p.m. Discussion and/or Action – Exoneration/Apportioned Orders; Approval of Minutes
5:35 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
Discussion and/or Action – Public Input/Hear Callers
Discussion and/or Action – West Virginia Division of Forestry – Approval of Lease Renewal for Office Space, etc. at Former Shoe Factory
6:00 p.m.
Discussion and/or Action – Purchase of Real Estate adjacent to Courthouse and Report from Architect on Pocahontas County Jail
6:15 p.m.
Discussion and/or Action – GVEDC – Approval of the cost for asbestos abatement services at the Tannery/Notice of $20,000 in additional funding from WV Brownfield Assistance Centers for asbestos abatement at Tannery site
6:30 p.m.
Discussion and/or Action – Cassandra Lawson, Region 4- Board of Education Demolition Project – Resolution #2
Other Agenda Items
(The following agenda items will be discussed during the meeting but have not been allotted a time)
1. Approve Final Settlements and Orders
2. County Commission Mail Items/Concerns
3. Discussion and/or Action – Regulations on No Pets Allowed in the Courthouse – Courthouse Pet Regulations
4. Discussion and/or Action – Opioid Settlement Fund Regulations
5. Discussion and/or Action – Transfer Kiara Davis from part-time to full-time employment
6. Discussion and/or Action – Board Appointments:
LEPC Board Appointments:
a. Gail Siers – Town of Hillsboro – two-year term expiring September 30, 2026
b. Heather Niday -Allegheny Mountain Radio – two-year term expiring September 30,
2026
c. Leisha Cassell – BFD Volunteer Fire Department- two-year term expiring September
30, 2026
d. John Leyzorek – Community Representative – two-year term expiring September 30,
2026
e. Wanda Wyatt – Seneca Health Services – three-year term expiring September 30, 2027
Day Report Board Appointment
a. Kaitlyn Alderman – Member at large – two-year term expiring June 30, 2026
7. Discussion and/or Action – Architect for proposed Durbin Visitor’s Center
8. Discussion and/or Action – EMS Salary Enhancement Fund County Questionnaire
9. Approve Invoices
