Hancock County pledges $39,675 to Business Development Corporation for West Virginia grant match

The Hancock County Commission on July 10 approved a resolution supporting the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle and pledged $39,675 toward a grant application to the West Virginia development office. A commissioner introduced the resolution and thanked Anthony Clemens, who was present in the meeting to support the request. Commissioners approved the pledge by voice vote. The resolution is a local match pledge to support the BDC—s grant application to the state development office; the commission did not detail how the pledged funds will be drawn from county accounts or the grant—s total request amount during the public meeting. The approval was recorded as a motion and a unanimous "aye" vote. The commission did not attach conditions or an implementation timeline at the meeting; staff will record the pledge in county financial planning as part of the grant application process.