| Calhoun's 911 Director Barry Pitts has resigned, and the Calhoun Commission is
expected to appoint a new director at Monday night's meeting. Letters or calls
regarding anyone interested in the position should be addressed to County Clerk
Richard Kirby.
The Commission will review the status of several grant applications for public
projects, from a walking trail, bleachers and improvements at Wayne Underwood
Field to seeking assistance for County Park projects. The commission will be
looking for some help from the legislative digest, a courthouse facilities grant and
a criminal justice grant.
Tim Meeks of the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council will speak regarding the
hazardous mitigation program, which will likely be sped up to allow property
owners on the flood plain to sell their property through a buy-out program.
In another flood plain issue, a complaint has been filed by Calhoun Chronicle
reporter Lisa Minney regarding illegal use, building or earth filling on the flood plain
in Calhoun County.
Minney is expected to present her complaint during the January commission
meeting.
The flood plain at issue is along the Little Kanawha River, West Fork of the Little
Kanawha and other county streams on the 100 year flood plain.
Minney's complaint affects property owners, churches and small businesses that
have failed to obtain proper permits. Additionally, she has said the Calhoun
Commission has not adequately enforced the ordinance, which was passed in
1991.
The Commission has also invited a regional administrator from FEMA to discuss
Minney's complaint at the January meeting.
There will be a report on the status of the relocation of Calhoun Control, the
county's 911 facility.
Calhoun County EMS Director Josh Johnson will speak regarding the need to
increase funding for the county ambulance service, which he describes as "a slight
increase" of the levy which will be voted upon on March 6, 2004. The Commission
will decide whether to place the issue on the ballot.
The Emergency Services Levy, which provides money for county fire departments,
emergency medical services and a deputy sheriff, is now being renewed every five
years.
Among other items on the agenda:
- TV cable franchising
- Preparations for Emergency Services Levy: March 6, 2003
- Christmas dinner for county employees
- Request from Barb Lay, support for emergency generator for MHHCC
- LK Area Development Corporation, Diane Ludwig
- Appointments to boards and committees
- Review of the Budget Control Report
- Budget revisions
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