BARBOURSVILLE â Voters in the village of Barboursville overwhelmingly passed the excess levy Tuesday.
The final unofficial tally showed 191 people for the levy, while eight people voted against it. Turnout was low compared to the last levy election, in which over 500 votes were cast.
âI think COVID really lowered our voter turnout, but people did come out to support the levy and our city,â said Barboursville Mayor Chris Tatum. âThis is a win for the village and a win for our residents.â
Tatum said the levy has been in place since the 1950s and is used to fund the volunteer fire department, help provide free residential curbside refuse service, sidewalk and curb construction, assist in funding equipment, and stormwater infrastructure improvements and maintenance.
BARBOURSVILLE â Construction continues on the new branch library in Barboursville.
âConstruction began in the fall of 2020 and we expect it to be completed sometime this year,â said Judy Rule, director of the Cabell County Public Library.
Rule said the projectâs total cost is approximately $6.5 million.
E.P. Leach & Sons Inc., of Huntington, was chosen to build the new library branch.
âThe construction contract alone is approximately $5.7 million,â she said.
After over 50 years of water-damage issues in the current building, the library is building a new 14,000- square-foot library space from the ground up, according to Rule.
Barboursvilleâs current library, located at 728 Main St., is the most visited branch in the county, but it doesnât accommodate everyone who wants to use it, Rule said.