Suzanne Stewart
Staff Writer
The main subject at Monday evening’s Marlinton Town Council meeting wasn’t an item on the agenda, but instead, something that happened earlier that afternoon.
There was a waterline break and those in attendance wanted to know what happened.
Mayor Sam Felton explained that a Department of Highways crew was working on a survey of the Veterans Bridge and was drilling core samples when it struck a waterline.
A town crew rushed to the site and worked on the break to get water service restored to the town. By the end of the meeting, they had succeeded.
The meeting opened with a public hearing on the proposed Bond Ordinance.
No one spoke and the hearing was adjourned, and council discussed and approved the third and final reading of the Proposed Bond Ordinance for the water and sewer system upgrade. The ordinance, as follows, was approved: authorizing the issuance of not more than $800,000 in aggregate principal amount of combined waterworks and sewerage system Design Re-venue Bonds, Series 2025 A (West Virginia CWSRF Program); not more than $3,750,000 in aggregate principal amount of combined waterworks and sewerage system Revenue Bonds, Series 2025 B (West Virginia CWSRF Program/Principal Forgiveness); and not more than $6,325,000 in aggregate principal amount of combined waterworks and sewerage system Revenue Bonds, Series 2025 C (West Virginia CWSRF Program), collectively the “Series 2025 Bonds.” The Series 2025 Bonds will be issued in three series, the first of which Series 2025 A Bonds will be used to (i) pay a portion of the costs of design and the other pre-construction activities of certain additions, betterments and improvements to the existing public sewerage system of the issuer; and (ii) to pay costs of issuance and related costs. The Series 2025 Bonds are payable solely from revenues to be derived from the ownership and operation of the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the town.
In other business, council approved:
• paying half the cost of a river gauge for the Veterans Bridge. 911 Director Mich-ael O’Brien approached council with the proposal and said he would talk to the County Commission to pay for the other half.
The gauge will help monitor water levels and keep the town and county better informed when there is possibility of a flood. O’Brien said there is a yearly subscription fee for the gauge, but the Pocahontas County Office of Emergency Services will pay it.
• first reading of changes to garbage ordinance concerning monthly billing.
• to make a time extension request for the CDBG-MIT stormwater project grant agreement.
• draw request #3 pertaining to the CDBG-MIT storm water project.