Update from Barboursville City Council meeting

Barboursville received approval of grant money to improve recycling, soccer fields, football and little league, as reported in the city council meeting Tuesday evening. The grants were the focus of the meeting, and all council members voted in favor of accepting the grant money.

The money is coming from a Community Participation Grant, and is to be dispersed in four categories: the Barboursville Recycling Program, the soccer fields, the Barboursville Little League, and the Barboursville Football League. The recycling program will receive a grant of $9,000 and the soccer fields will be getting $5,000. The Little League organization will have $8,000, and the Barboursville Football league is getting $4,500. Chris Tatum, council member, reminded the board to thank the legislators.

A community rummage sale was also voted on and received a unanimous approval. The rummage sale was the idea of a Marshall student, Brandon Watts, sophomore Parks & Recreation Management major, who came up with it as a class project. Watts will be the organizer of the event and will be responsible for getting the word out to the people. The sale is to be on the corner of Main Street and Depot Street.

Time was spent discussing the great job Barboursville has been reported as doing in keeping the roads drivable in the snow. Steve Parsons is the Public Works Director, but was not present at the meeting. He was commended on the work they have done in salting the roads. Kandy Miller, recorder, said there have been many phone calls coming in, thanking Barboursville for doing such a great job.

Citizen John Harris was at the meeting with concerns over what he had heard were plans to straighten out an "S" curve on Greenwood Way. Harris said this curve keeps speeding down and that it is important to keep it. Harris had a petition from the neighbors with him. Mayor Paul Turman was very clear that there has never been intentions of straightening out the curve.

Herb Johnson was at the meeting as well, and said he plans on running for Cabell County Commissioner and just wanted to meet people and see if there is anything people need.

All seven members of council were present: Dick Spencer, Chris Tatum, Orman Hall, Kandy Miller, Paul Turman, Sr., Paul Hockenberry and Donnie Plyban. The meeting was at the Barboursville Community Center beginning at 7:30p.m.