March 2, 2010 Barboursville City Council Meeting

The first of two March meetings of the Barboursville City Council allowed Romie Mundy of West Virginia American Water to report on his recent inspections.

Mundy said the company inspected every hydrant last year, more than 1600 of them, and the valves as well. He reported the company reads 97.8 percent of the meters yearly. He also reported there were 400 water leaks last year, but only five of those times the leak lasted longer than six hours. Councilman Hall asked about water discoloration. There were also concerns about confusion over which parts of Barboursville were affected during a recent boil water advisory.

Michael Maxey, a candidate for Cabell County Commission, visited the meeting to introduce himself.

Pat Riley, of the Herald Dispatch, was at the meeting to thank everyone for the hard work of keeping the roads salted and cleared. He has been running with middle school students.

"I wanted to let everyone know how thankful we are," Riley said.

Councilman Hockenberry discussed concerns about the youth running so close to the streets.

"Make sure they stay on the sidewalk," Hockenberry said.

"We've got to look at control of the cats running loose in this town," Hockenberry said. He sees the cat overpopulation in the city as a problem. Kandy Miller, recorder, said to call the Humane Society and they will send a cage.

Mayor Turman recently spoke at the meeting of the Young Professionals, of which Councilman Chris Tatum is the chair. The group is comprised of 150-160 members.

"The air of the group is community service projects, as well as networking," Tatum said. He said the group meets with leaders to show interest in being leaders of the future. They are currently involved in an art project for Huntington with concrete by the flood wall.

Councilman Orman Hall reported a dog problem on Blake Street with tearing up the garbage.

Councilman Dick Spencer reported a hole on his street that is missing the cap. He would like Steve Parsons, who is in charge of street and maintenance, to check it out.