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Brooke County Commission hears compliance updates and a slate of opioid fund requests
Summary
At the April 14 meeting, compliance staff reported multiple property‑enforcement actions and announced a free dump day; county staff also presented opioid fund requests for several agencies, including a $580,000 request for the sheriff’s department and other requests ranging from $20,000 to $374,015.
The Brooke County Commission received Compliance Department updates and a series of opioid fund requests at its April 14, 2026 meeting at the courthouse. Staff detailed property checks and remediation activity across multiple locations and presented funding requests from several local agencies for opioid‑related programming.
Compliance reported visits and follow‑up actions at sites including Marshall Terrace, Blackburn First Street in Follansbee, Wainwright Short Creek, Harris Boyd Road in Colliers, Cunningham Quinn Lane in Colliers, Starcher Fernwood (partial removal of a trailer), Temple Tent Church Road (gravel placed) and Lizon McCords Hill (area roped off). The county announced a free dump day for Brooke County residents on the last business day of the month.
The minutes list a set of opioid fund requests with recipient names and amounts: Sheriff Department ($580,000); Health Department ($159,784); WVU Medicine ($125,000); EMA/EMS Assistant Deputy Director Mike Loborec ($120,550+); Easter Seals ($20,000); Empower & Link Inc. ($374,015); EMA/EMS Director Greg Moore ($75,000); Youth Services System, Inc. ($185,000); and Brooke County Firefighters Associations ($116,599). The minutes present these as requests; the transcript does not record votes or approvals on these line items during this session.
Several administrative items were listed as tabled for later action. The commission noted that approval of Animal Quarantine policies and procedures remains pending while Matt Chapman consults with Allison Cowden and that the commission will hold a Special Meeting to finalize those policies. BHJ‑MPC is seeking an appointment to its Executive Committee for a seat previously held by former Commissioner A.J. Thomas. A purchase agreement with the City of Wellsburg regarding 840 Charles Street was reported as in process, with a long‑term lease to be included for the WVU Extension Office.
A motion to assign the part‑time Radio Administrator oversight to Ryan Brown, IT, failed for lack of a second. The minutes do not show final action on the opioid funding requests; follow up and formal votes appear to be required in later meetings or separate proceedings.