WEB EXTRA For local news coverage 24-7, Monday, February 13, 2017 3A check www.herald-dispatch.com. Local Questions? Call 304-526-2799 CITY COUNCIL Fourteen represent Cabell, Wayne Ordinance to counties in Legislature CHARLESTON — More resenting southwestern West have a 22-member majority, fix road slips to than 130 legislators from Virginia citizens’ voice at the and 12 Democrats represent the throughout the Mountain State capitol for the next 60 days. minority party in the chamber. made their way to Charleston Both chambers of the West Below is a listing of local leg- last week for the start of the Virginia Legislature have islators’ contact information at be introduced 2017 regular legislative session. Republican majorities. the West Virginia State Capitol. Among them are eight mem- The GOP has a 63-mem- For more information about By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ limit at $3.5 million and would bers of the House of Delegates ber majority to Democrats’ members of the West Virginia The Herald-Dispatch be financed using the monthly [email protected] $7.15 Water Quality Service and six members of the Sen- 36-member minority, along Legislature, visit www.legis. HUNTINGTON — Two Fee, which was implemented ate who represent portions of with one delegate with no party state.wv.us. Huntington Stormwater Util- October 2014. ity projects that have been at a There will be no new fees Cabell and Wayne counties affiliation. standstill for more than a year imposed with this ordinance, and will be responsible for rep- In the Senate, Republicans —The Herald-Dispatch could soon be moving forward. said John Stump, bond coun- Through the use of Storm- sel for the Stormwater Utility, water Utility Revenue Bonds, during council’s work session the city hopes to finance the Thursday repairs necessary to fix the Unlike most ordinances pre- HOW TO CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES road slip on Memorial Park sented to city council, Stump Drive and North Edgemont said this ordinance will require Road and the 11th Street Pump three readings before it can be WEST VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES Station, which is sinking approved. because of sinkhole problems Following the approval of 16 in the area. the ordinance at the third read- DISTRICT 16 DISTRICT 19 Huntington City Council ing, Stump said he will then CABELL will hear the first reading of present a supplemental resolu- this ordinance at 7:30 p.m. tion that will specify the exact 17 Monday, Feb. 13, in council amount of borrowing. 18 chambers at City Hall. The ordinance sets the bond Please see ORDINANCE/6A 19 Church seeks to Chuck Romine Carol Miller Kenneth Hicks (R) 340-3277 (R) 340-3176 (D) 340-3395 LINCOLN (D) 340-3155 chuck.romine@ carol.miller@ sean.hornbuckle@ WAYNE ken.hicks@ help laid off police wvhouse.gov wvhouse.gov wvhouse.gov wvhouse.gov and fire employees DISTRICT 17 DISTRICT 18

By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ of the younger members (from MINGO The Herald-Dispatch fire and police), I knew there [email protected] had to be a way the church HUNTINGTON — Follow- could help,” he said. Robert ing the dismissal of 24 employ- In order to provide as much Thompson ees from the Huntington police assistance as possible, Minihan (D) 340-3355 and fire departments due to said he knows his church can Matt Rohrbach Kelli Sobonya robert.thompson@ (R) 340-3221 (D) 340-3280 (R) 340-3175 wvhouse.gov budget constraints, a local not do it alone, which is why matt.rohrbach@ chad.lovejoy@ kelli.sobonya@ church is looking to assist the he has written to more than wvhouse.gov wvhouse.gov wvhouse.gov former employees in their time 100 churches in the area to of need. persuade them to also conduct John C. Minihan, senior a special offering for these first pastor at Christ Presbyterian responders. Church in Huntington, said “Whatever the reason for the his church will conducting layoffs, the bottom line is that a special offering Feb. 26 to there are several members of assist the police officers and our community who are hurt- 5 PUTNAM firefighters that were recently ing and find themselves in very DISTRICT 5 DISTRICT 7 laid off. difficult circumstances,” Mini- CABELL KANAWHA “When I started reading han wrote in his letter to the about everything that had churches. “Their commitment been going on with the city and WAYNE especially how it affected some Please see CHURCH/6A LINCOLN

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6 Rob Plymale James Howard Ramey, 42, Richard Ojeda The Herald-Dispatch LOGAN (D) 357-7937 (D) 357-7956 (D) 357-7857 BARBOURSVILLE — Six was jailed at 8:09 p.m. Sat- robert.plymale@ mike.woelfel@ richard.ojeda@ people were jailed on felony urday. Authorities in Cabell wvsenate.gov wvsenate.gov wvsenate.gov charges since Saturday after- County charged him with bur- MINGO noon, according to booking glary. Bond was not set. records kept at the Western Deland Royce Steelman, 31, Regional Jail. was jailed at 5 p.m. Saturday. WYOMING Herman Ray Dement, 38, Authorities in Cabell County DISTRICT 6 was jailed at 8:17 p.m. Sat- charged him with burglary. urday. Authorities in Cabell Bond was $15,000. County charged him with Eric Charles Watson, 32, was being an accessory before jailed at 10:40 p.m. Saturday. MCDOWELL MERCER and after the fact. Bond was Authorities in Cabell County $15,000. charged him with retaliation Jennifer Dawn Mullins, 35, against a public official, pos- (D) 357-7939 ron.stollings@ was jailed at 9:30 p.m. Sat- session of drug parapherna- wvsenate.gov urday. Authorities in Cabell lia and obstructing an officer. County charged her with Bond was $30,000 cash-only. Mark Maynard third-offense shoplifting, sec- Vernon Ray Jackson, Jr. 43, (R) 357-7808 (R) 357-7843 ond offense shoplifting, shop- was jailed at 2 a.m. Saturday. mark.maynard@ chandler.swope@ SOURCE: West Virginia Legislature lifting, fleeing, trespassing Authorities in Putnam County wvsenate.gov wvsenate.gov and obstructing justice. Bond charged him with fraud. Bond Martha Sheehan/HD Graphic was $21,000 cash-only. was not set.

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