MERCER COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 –10:00 A.M.
1501 W Main St, Suite 210, Princeton, WV, United States, West Virginia
AGENDA:
- OPEN WITH PRAYER
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS/OATHS OF OFFICE:
Opioid Task Force Appointment and Oath of Office
- Michelle Stewart
- Katelyn Morgan
- Wendy Ramose
- Josh Farmer
- Jordan Brown
RESOLUTIONS/RECOGNITIONS:
Resolution-Recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Brian Blankenship, Commissioner
Resolution Authorizing Use of Opioid Funding to Expand E-911 Paging Infrastructure in areas most affected by Overdose-Related Incidents
Brian Blankenship, Commissioner
CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS
Empire Salvage & Recycling, Inc.
Contract to Demolish Twenty Structures
Lori Mills, Dilapidated Structures Officer
Region One Planning & Development
McComas Waterline Extension Drawdown #1
Ben Haring, Financial Assistant
FUNDING REQUESTS
Deputy Sheriff’s Association
Shooting Range Upgrades
Steve Sommers, Capt.
The Wade Center
Mission Quarters Heaters
Betty Brainerd, Director
Camp Creek State Park Foundation
Fall Festival
Pam Buchanan/Josie Lester
DISCUSSION:
Department Reports
- Keith Gunnoe, Emergency Management
- Steve Cline, Recycling Coordinator
- Stacey Harman, Animal Shelter Director
Mercer County Airport
Runway Extension Project
Bill Archer, President
Garden Oaks Channel Update
Taylor Bohon, Attorney
Matoaka Pavillion & Playground Update
Lori Mills, Dilapidated Structures Officer
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Keep Mercer Clean Initiative
Take Five Campaign
Greg Puckett, Commissioner
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:
- Invoices
- Settlements
- Exonerations
- List of Approved Estates for August 2025