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BOE holds Special Meeting to Discuss Budget By Rick Loy - Staff Writer | Mar 10, 2021 The Wetzel County Board of Education on March 2, 2021 held a special session to discuss the budget via YouTube from the BOE office. Board member Amy Cooley led in the Pledge of Allegiance and Board President Brian Price delivered the invocation. All members were present except Linda Fonner who was participating by phone. Price called meeting to order and turned the floor over to Treasurer Jeff Lancaster. Lancaster began by stating the county has a carryover of 8.3 million (largest ever) dollars from the fiscal 2020 budget to be re-budgeted for 2021 projects. He said that 78 percent of the counties’ revenue comes from gas and oil taxes. ....