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Fairmont council approves housing needs assessment; work session with authors set for May 26
Summary
The Fairmont City Council unanimously adopted a resolution approving a housing needs assessment prepared by Bowen National Research and scheduled a May 26 work session for Bowen to present findings and take questions.
The Fairmont City Council voted unanimously April 14 to adopt a resolution manifesting its approval of the housing needs assessment for Fairmont prepared by Bowen National Research (January 2026).
City Manager (name not specified) told the council the report is complete and that Bowen National Research will present the assessment at a public work session on May 26 at 5:30 p.m. "Again, the report itself is completed, so there are no changes associated that could happen to that report based on that presentation," the City Manager said, describing the session as an opportunity for council and the public to ask questions.
The resolution incorporated an executive summary and noted the assessment is available on the city website. The mayor called for a roll-call vote; council members Newsom, Weber, McDaniel, Horton, Soule, Rice, Wade, Moran and Mayor Bayard voted yes.
The council did not amend the comprehensive plan as part of the resolution; the clerk read language noting the resolution should not be construed to provide for any amendment or supplement to Fairmont’s adopted comprehensive plan and that any change requiring an ordinance would follow separate procedures.
Next steps: Bowen’s May 26 presentation will be streamed and open to public comment, giving residents and council members the chance to probe the report’s findings and recommendations before the council considers any ordinance-level actions.
