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Cabell County Commission approves $1,500 hotel/motel grant for veterans picnic over lone dissent
Summary
The commission voted 2–1 to award $1,500 from Hotel/Motel funds to the WV Marine Corps Coordinating Council for a Military and Veterans Appreciation Picnic; Commissioner Nancy Cartmill opposed the award, saying the event served a tristate region and should not be paid for with County Hotel/Motel funds.
The Cabell County Commission approved a $1,500 award from Hotel/Motel funds to support the WV Marine Corps Coordinating Council’s “Military and Veterans Appreciation Picnic,” voting 2–1 on Oct. 12. Commissioner Jim Morgan moved for approval and President Robert L. Bailey seconded; Commissioner Nancy Cartmill voted against the motion.
Cartmill said the request letter indicated the event served residents of the tristate area and argued the county’s Hotel/Motel funds should not be used for an event with a wider regional audience. The commission adopted the award despite her objection.
The approval was recorded as: Robert L. Bailey, AYE; Jim Morgan, AYE; Nancy Cartmill, NAY. No additional funding detail or contract terms were discussed at the meeting.
