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A Wirt County group is holding a public meeting tonight (4/16) to discuss the
Wirt operating levy on the May 14 ballot. Citizens to Preserve Wirt County is
sponsoring the meeting, which is being conducted by the West Virginia
Association of Counties.
Wirt residents who have an interest in keeping the county going, are being
asked to attend. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Community
Center.
If voters fail to pass the $185,000 annual operating levy for three years, the
county will be forced to go out of business. Voters have rejected two similar
levies, and the county has been told there will be no further bail-outs.
Some elected officials believe county residents do not understand this is the
end of the line. The county received a $70,000 grant from the Budget Digest
last year to temporarily continue operations.
The program for tonight's meeting includes a discussion about the cost of
the levy, which actually could mean a 4% reduction in current taxes since
the school board levy is expiring.
Also on the program is how the county can go about dissolving.
The levy needs a 60% approval rating by Wirt's voters.
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