February 2024 Meeting Minutes

COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2024 – 3:30 P.M.

AGENDA:

  • Open with Prayer
  • Pledge of Allegiance
  • Minutes of Previous Meeting

CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS/RESOLUTIONS:

TopicPresenter
Mercer County Home Confinement ProposalSteve Sommers
ShadowTrack Monitoring ProgramSteve Sommers
Mercer County Clerk’s Office – General County Budget Revision #3Verlin Moye, County Clerk
Coal Severance Budget Revision #3Verlin Moye, County Clerk
Mitigation Credit Purchase ContractBraden Hoffmann, Sr. Vice President/CFO
American Rescue Plan – Lift MoratoriumGene Buckner, Commissioner

 

FUNDING REQUESTS:

(None listed in the document)

 

DISCUSSION:

TopicPresenter
Camp Creek State Park FoundationThomas Asbury & Josie Lester
Mercer County PSD (MC-24-1) Nemours Water ProjectMike Kennett, Chairman
Mercer County Sheriff’s Dept (MC-24-2) Purchase Mercer Professional BuildingSteve Sommers
Matoaka Volunteer Fire Dept (MC-24-3) Purchase Used Fire TruckSteve Sommers, Chief
Glenwood Recreation Park Tree Removal ProjectShrewsbury Property Maintenance, Cutlip’s Landscaping, A&J Enterprises, Wyrick Tree Service
Glenwood Recreation Park Shelter #3 Electrical Service ProposalWallace Wiring, LLC
Glenwood Recreation Park Proposal for Refrigerators & WarmerAshley Whittaker, Sales Rep
Mercer County Spay & Neuter Clinic Funding RequestGene Buckner, Commissioner
Empire Salvage & Recycling, Inc. – Invoices for Demolition ProjectsLori Mills, Dilapidated Structures Officer
Cities of Bluefield & Princeton – Annual ContributionsGene Buckner, Commissioner
Glenwood Recreation Park Dedication CeremonyVarious Topics – Amphitheater, Playground, Game Courts

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

  • Gardner Center Hiking Trails – Pat Smith

 

MERCER COUNTY DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES FORMAL HEARINGS:

NameAddressType of StructureMap/Parcel
Lee BlankenshipNorthview AveHouseMap 17L, Parcel 18
Bonnie McCarty1481 Old Athens RdTrailerMap 17, Parcel 24.21