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I’m at the Moundsville City Council meeting, it starts at 6:30. It’s crowded today, not sure why. #folkreporter @FolkReporters 1/

Started with a moment of silence for two officers that recently passed, then prayer or “evocation”, then pledge. Minutes approved. 2/

Public comment:
Rep from American Legion requests that a day (didn’t catch it) be designated poppy day in Moundsville
New speaker- complaining about a “trashed” property next to them. Talking about language they hear, and that it devalues their property. 3/

Owner of neighboring property turns around in the speakers yard. They say their grandkids can’t use their yard.
Mayor says that the property is on the city’s radar, city manager will be out.
New speaker- same problem. 4/

Says he can’t have people to his house because of the neighboring property, talks about language and alleges drug deals. Noise interfering with sleep. Talks about what his kids are dealing with, neighboring owner cussed out his kids. 5/

New speaker-father in law of the previous speaker now talking, same problem. 6/

City manager says that the owner of the property has been brought into court twice already, and that the city is limited in what it can do. 7/

New speaker- talking about a problem that she has been here before over, mail is being delivered to wrong adresses. 8/

Part of the issue is some people haven’t changed their adresses, it’s confusing mail service. 9/

Onto the agenda. 10/

City manager items:
Introduced a new city employee.
Updated on the construction of the new city building, nothing of note.
An officer is returning to Moundsville PD, there are still 3 openings.
Four Seasons Pool is still in need of lifeguards, but not as bad a previously 11/

State Auditor JB McCuskey will be at the next council meeting. 12/

Talking about ways to find more police officers. Discussed attracting officers from other states and posting positions on indeed. Currently, officer openings have only been posted on Facebook and in the Echo and Sunday paper. 13/

Two appointments were made to the Planning Commission, one a current member who’s term is expiring, and a new member. These appointments will fill the Planning Commission. 14/

Now explaining new bike rentals that the City will have. 15/

Council is soon adopting a new program that will allow people to sign up to get meeting agendas sent to their email.
Onto new business. 16/

June 20 meeting moved to June 21, July 4 meeting moved to July 5.
Budget revision #4 adopted.
Budget Revision #2 adopted. 17/

Council entered into an agreement with the Northern Panhandle Conservation District.
Council amended City ordinance to add for Tattoo Parlors/ Body Piercing in one of the City’s zones. 18/

Onto mayor’s items:
Moundsville Storm Water now has a Facebook page where they share information.
The City has had it’s first movie night.
The next Jefferson Friday will be on June 16th. There will be bands and food trucks. 19/

Council Items-
June is National Homeownership Month.
Two properties need their grass cut.
Next council meeting is the City Manager’s performance evaluation.
Vice Mayor Wood stresses the importance of evaluating the manager. 20/

City Manager references an article about Wheeling City Council voting on an issue not on the agenda (splash pad), stresses the importance of not voting on things not on the agenda.

Adjourned at 7:17 pm.

Here’s the agenda, I forgot to post it at the beginning.

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