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City Responds Quickly To Vandalism

Bill — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:40:49 +0000

Over the past weekend there was extensive spray paint vandalism done to the new playground at McClellan Park (27th street). The vandalism was reported to the city’s park board Monday morning and by Monday afternoon it had been removed. A big cheer to the park board for being so dilligent! Remember, if you see vandalism, or vandals, to report them to the proper authorities to get it cleaned up and to put and end to this self destructive behavior!

You can see the vandalism that was done at this flickr photo set

1st Annual Huntington Clean Sweep

Bill — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:32:52 +0000

The First Annual “Huntington Clean Sweep” beautification project will be Saturday, April 25 through Saturday, May 2. Sponsored by the Mayor’s Committee for a Sustainable Community, the Clean Sweep project is a citywide event that focuses on sprucing up both the downtown and residential areas of Huntington.

Brandi Jacobs-Jones, City of Huntington Director of Administration and Finance, states, “This is going to be an exceptionally busy year for tourism, and we want to make sure we showcase Huntington for our visitors. It is our goal to once again make the Jewel City sparkle, and we encourage everyone to join us in this first annual event.”

Volunteers are needed for the downtown cleanup on Saturday, April 25 and Saturday, May 2. Civic groups, church groups, student organizations, businesses, and concerned citizens are encouraged to participate and “Adopt-A-Block” by painting over graffiti, pulling weeds, picking up trash, etc.

Community residents are urged to contact their Neighborhood Association for week-long cleanup activities in their areas. The City of Huntington will have commercial dumpsters positioned throughout the neighborhoods to assist in the cleanup effort.

Businesses wishing to donate supplies for the event should contact Cathy Snoddy, at 304-697-7550 or csnoddy@huntingtonjuniorcollege.edu.

For further information concerning the Huntington Clean Sweep contact Brandi Jacobs Jones at 304-696-5540 or bjacobs-jones@cityofhuntington.com

City Council To Vote on User Fee Increase

Bill — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:52:18 +0000

The voice of the public was heard loud and clear Monday night in City Council chambers regarding a proposed user fee hike…
After the finance committee received the public’s input Monday, its members made a decision to support the user fee and send it back to council for a vote. –WSAZ

It sounds like, in general, the residents of Huntington are in support of the fee increase and are happy to be getting 7 new police officers!

Citywide Cleanup

Bill — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:37:14 +0000

Mayor Wolfe has announced a citywide cleanup project dating between April 25 and May 5. He said more details will be forthcoming.

Huntington is a great city but far too many people feel comfortable throwing trash on the ground, a citywide cleanup can only bring about a positive change. Heck, why wait for the project to begin – if you see a piece of trash on the ground pick it up and put it in a trash can. You can even do this while downtown as the main streets (3rd, 4th, and 5th) all have plenty of permanent receptacles.

I’ll update this post as I learn more about the cleanup project.

$1 Dollar can make a Difference

Bill — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:33:55 +0000

The city council has proposed raising the city user fee from @2 to $3 which will account for an increase in revenue of about $1.5 million for the year. Mayor Wolfe said that the additional revenue would be used, specifically, for hiring four new police officers and purchasing three new police cruisers. Additionally, $300,000 of the money would be used towards repaving up to 3 miles of streets in Huntington. Of the full $3 per week fee, or apx. 4.5 million the city plans to hire seven police officers and purchase five new cruisers. Plus, a total of $800,000 would go towards road repair and we would get a new street sweeper, raising the cities total to 2.

City council has the final say on whether the fee increase will occur and, while the council is impressed with Mayor Wolfe’s vision they aren’t fully convinced yet that the fee increase will occur.

In order to get a better feel for how the residents of Huntington feel about the fee increase a public hearing has been proposed concerning the fee.