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Votes at a glance: Buckhannon council approves permits, festival, appointments and routine items
Summary
The Buckhannon City Council approved bill payments, building and wiring permits (one abstention), the West Virginia Strawberry Festival event request, multiple personnel items, and authorized an environmental review for the Buckhannon Housing Authority. Council reviewed an RFP for special-event towing services.
At its March 4, 2025 meeting, the Buckhannon City Council took a string of routinely scheduled votes that moved several administrative and event items forward.
Financial and administrative approvals - The council approved payment of bills after a presentation by Amberle Jenkins; the meeting record states the motion carried (tally not specified). - Sanders and Randall moved to approve Building and Wiring Permits from Permit Fee Report #76426–#76437, covering 16 permit records including electrical and construction items; the motion carried with Council Member Jack Reger recorded as abstaining. The packet lists aggregated project totals and fee totals.
Events, public-works and public-safety logistics - The council approved the West Virginia Strawberry Festival Association event request for the 83rd annual festival (May 10–18, 2025), including parades and use of city-owned properties and services. - The council also approved exploring quotes for concrete bin blocks to be used as street barriers for events and parades. - The council reviewed a Request for Proposal for third-party towing and storage services for special events (May 1, 2025–April 30, 2026). Key RFP details: proposed contractor will provide on-call towing during designated one-hour windows for street closures; contractor must be approved to provide third-party/non-consent towing by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia; proposals are due April 1, 2025.
Personnel and boards - The council accepted the resignation of Suzi Talbott as the city’s appointment to the Upshur Buckhannon Board of Health. - The council approved the appointment of John Waltz to the Colonial Arts Center Board.
Other - The council authorized Mayor Robbie Skinner to execute the Buckhannon Housing Authority environmental-review documents required by HUD after City Engineer Jay Hollen reported FEMA had removed two structures from the floodplain.
Several items were carried by voice vote in the meeting minutes; explicit roll-call tallies are not included for most motions in the packet. Where recorded, a single abstention (Jack Reger) is noted on the permit approvals. Council members and staff said they will handle implementation steps — for example, Public Works was asked to coordinate maintenance for the approved Gold Star Mothers rose garden — and budget or contract decisions tied to these items will be addressed in upcoming committee or budget sessions.
