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Brooke County Commission makes budget revisions

WELLSBURG — Brooke County commissioners held their last regular meeting of the fiscal year Tuesday.

“In exactly six months it will be Christmas,” Commissioner Tim Ennis told the group.

The commissioners made several internal budget revisions for the year including a change of $8,568 in the elections fund; $3,986 in the Home Confinement budget; $1,462 in the 442 federal grant; $34.75 in law enforcement; $512.95 for the courthouse; $1,172 for the prosecuting attorney and $585 for the county clerk.

The sheriff’s department requested funds to provide routine maintenance to the emergency generators in West Liberty and on Coss Lane. According to officials, the generators are instrumental in keeping the county “online” in cases of countywide power outages.

The department also updated the commissioners on this year’s junior police academy. According to officials, 110 students started the program and 106 graduated. The department said this was the “lowest drop-out rate” they have had at the academy.

The commissioners voted to remove James Rosso from the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle’s board. Charles W. Bell was approved to represent the county on the BDC board.

The commissioners stated they would be reopening bids on the Pioneer Trail. This the second time the project will be up for bid.

Ennis explained there was some missing verbiage in the first advertisement for bids that has since be clarified.

They county did receive one bid the first time and the commissioners said they expect this person to bid again.

The commissioners received correspondence from Brooke Hills Park in regard to some previous questions about the park.

The park verified that it holds private insurance on the Brooke Hills Toll House.

They also verified that the grant for the new splash pad is a $50,000 match grant. Park officials said they have match funds available through the Friends of Brooke Hills Park committee and if needed, will use the park’s royalty account.

The board voted to approve a five-year lease with SWN Production Company to allow gas and oil mining on a 0.177 acre piece of land across from Brooke High School. The county will gets $3,000 per acre for the lease.

The commissioners received a letter from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia stating that Nancy Deters, of Follansbee, has been appointed a member of the Brooke County Solid Waste Authority Board of Directors.

There will be no meeting the week of July 16.

(Neeley can be contacted at aneeley@heraldstaronline.com)

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