By Aran Jenkins
For the Gazette
NITRO, W.Va. -- Nitro city council on Tuesday finalized almost $3.2 million for repairs and renovations to the city's sewer drainage system.
"Back in January, no one thought we could get this done, but the city of Nitro came out on top and I think that's directly due to the team we had working on this project from the beginning," sanitary board attorney Dennis Vaughn said.
Both the series A and B bonds come with no interest, although the series A does come with a 1 percent service fee attached to the price. Vaughn said, "It doesn't get cheaper than this."
"Everybody worked together to make it go through well," project manager Danny Lewis said.
Also Tuesday, council member Craig Matthews said that there would be several more meetings between Nitro and Putnam County Health Board before any arrangement on the smoking ordinance could be finalized.
Matthews, councilman Joe Savilla and Treasurer John Young went to the last meeting of the Putnam County Health Board on Oct. 27 in reference to the smoking ordinance, which passed in August.
By Aran Jenkins
For the Gazette
NITRO, W.Va. -- Nitro city council on Tuesday finalized almost $3.2 million for repairs and renovations to the city's sewer drainage system.
"Back in January, no one thought we could get this done, but the city of Nitro came out on top and I think that's directly due to the team we had working on this project from the beginning," sanitary board attorney Dennis Vaughn said.
Both the series A and B bonds come with no interest, although the series A does come with a 1 percent service fee attached to the price. Vaughn said, "It doesn't get cheaper than this."
"Everybody worked together to make it go through well," project manager Danny Lewis said.
Also Tuesday, council member Craig Matthews said that there would be several more meetings between Nitro and Putnam County Health Board before any arrangement on the smoking ordinance could be finalized.
Matthews, councilman Joe Savilla and Treasurer John Young went to the last meeting of the Putnam County Health Board on Oct. 27 in reference to the smoking ordinance, which passed in August.
Matthews was also quick to point out that there would only be a change of jurisdiction for the Health Board from Kanawha to Putnam County and that nothing else would change for the city or its residents.
Nitro passed the exemption to allow smoking in areas of Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center in August, which was in direct violation of the countywide smoking ban passed by the Kanawha County Health Board.
Matthews has said that if Nitro is unable to partner with the Putnam County Health Board, the dispute between Kanawha County and Nitro would most likely end up in court.
Also Tuesday night, city attorney Richie Robb gave a report that found that at least one establishment in Nitro could be found in violation of the city's restriction on video lottery machines.
City council members ordered the report on Oct. 20 in response to accusations of business discrimination made by Melody McCormick, owner of Castaways Bar and Grill. Robb said that only one business had been found to be a potential violator, but McCormick disagreed.
According to a memo from the West Virginia Lottery Commission, businesses operating video lottery machines prior to the city's ordinance are protected under the clause of existing use, which states that land that changes owners can still be used for lottery machines if those sites had been used for the same purpose in the past, despite changing ownership.
Robb said that council members should act swiftly against any establishment in the city found to violate this rule.
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