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Craig Howell
SPECIAL SESSION Weirton Council convened in special session Monday for final discussions on a proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The proposed budget will go before the city’s Finance Committee Wednesday, and will be up for approval next week.
WEIRTON Weirton Council has put what it feels are the finishing touches on the city’s budget for the next fiscal year.
Council convened in a special session Monday to hold the final discussion on the 2021-22 fiscal budget, which, if approved at the next regular meeting and cleared by the state Auditor’s Office, would take effect July 1.
WEIRTON The city has started planning its budget for the next fiscal year, although a proposal made by some members of City Council could alter their path.
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Craig Howell
NEW HQ This sign directs visitors to the public entrance for the Weirton Police Department, on the lower floor of the Weirton Municipal Building. During a special meeting Thursday, city council discussed the possibility of the construction of a new facility to house the city’s law enforcement agency.
WEIRTON A proposal discussed by Weirton Council Thursday night could eventually see the city’s police department relocated into a new facility.
Legislation will be put forward for consideration, first by the city’s Finance Committee during its meeting next week, and then by the full council during its meeting March 8, to expend up to $50,000 on an engineering study for the proposed new headquarters for the Weirton Police Department.
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MEETING Weirton Council met in special session Thursday, as part of continuing discussions on plans for the 2021-22 fiscal budget. During the meeting, it was proposed the city offer a 10 percent, across-the-board discount on its business and occupation tax for the remainder of the current fiscal year as a COVID relief program. Craig Howell
WEIRTON Businesses operating in Weirton may get some relief this year through a proposed credit from the city’s business and occupation tax.
During a special meeting Thursday to discuss the 2021-22 fiscal budget, members of Weirton Council proposed an ordinance which would provide an across-the-board, 10 percent discount on the B&O tax for the final two quarters of the current fiscal year, which ends June 30.
WEIRTON The City of Weirton has begun planning its budget for the next fiscal year, although a proposal made by some members of city council could alter the