Pictured are Corporal Brent Reed with K9 Judge, Patrolman Wes Allen with K9 Diesel and members of Hurricane’s Independence Day Celebration Royalty — Toddler Miss – London Sayre, Petite Miss – Jaysa Snodgrass, Little Miss – Caspyn Tucker, Jr Miss – Learyk Sayre, PreTeen – Kelsey Lawson, Teen – Eliza Adkins, Ms. – Mia William, Mrs. – Sheila Hall, and Queen – Olivia Stanley.
The monthly Hurricane City Council meeting was not business as usual. Usual is the routine of approving minutes, budget revisions, and payment of bills, followed by reports from department heads and city officials and conduct of news business.
The June 1st meeting served as a venue for eight members of the Hurricane Independence Day Celebration Royalty to introduce themselves to the council and to attendees present. The Royalty will ride in Hurricane’s 4th of July Parade and participate in activities at Bridge Park following the parade. Attendees included members of Hurricane Middle School Baseball and Track teams and Hurricane High School Girl’s Track team who won State Championship honors in the Shot Put and the 4×800 relay.
The Hurricane Middle Baseball team was honored for an incredible season in which they posted an 18-0 record on their way to the MVAC championship title. The team’s pitching and hitting dominated opponents. HMS pitchers allowed just 15 runs on the season and the hitters producing enough runs to end 13 of the 18 games early via the ten-run mercy rule.
The Hurricane Middle Track team was recognized for its MVAC championship.
The Hurricane High Girl’s track team set records at the State Meet with Jenna Geter winning the shot put and the team of Ella Dye, Ella Sturm, Francy Tidd, and Sofie Zappitelli winning the 4x800m Relay.
During regular business, Police chief Mike Mullins reported seizure of $4,043 in cash and 112 gram of Fentanyl. Mayor Edwards said that the Fentanyl seizure was of sufficient quantity to kill more than one thousand individuals.
City Manager Andy Skidmore reported that total expenditure for the recent street paving was about $800,000.
The council held the second reading of an ordinance which will reduce Business and Occupation Taxes. Edwards stated that the city has been able to decrease the B&O tax by small amounts in each of the last three years.
In other business, council approved the appointments of Jonathan Wright to the Municipal Planning Commission; Scott Ashworth to the Building Commission; and Roger Hughes, Zachary Lauffer, Brad Ballard, Brian Linville, and Jonathan Clark to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Mayor Edwards announced that city offices will be closed on June 19 in observance of West Virginia Day and on July 3 for Independence Day.
The next council meeting will be Monday, July 6, at 6:30 p.m.
Edwards, Bryce Benson, Tres Marsh, Avery Mason, Vince Atkins, Jack Lutsy, Nathan Smith, Levi Meadows, Cael Gohlmann, Cooper Gandee and Manager – Hunter McCoy. Head Coach: Dustin Walls, Assistant Coaches: Jon McCoy and Gregg Childers.
Esther Berg, Rylee McNeil, Karma Taylor, Milah Deweese, Lily Bowen, Kayli’Ariah Russell, Lily Lipford, Harper Robertson, Addison Carper, Jaycee Haynes, Chloe Fleming, Sierra Parsons, Kinley Ogle; Boys — Omarion Hoskins, Rex Menear, Dylan Dalton, Garin Scott, Liam Hodges, Tripp Bennett, Julian Anaya, Hank Sergent, Brody Steele, Lincoln Grimmett, Louden Cummings, Gunner Dunlap, Aycen Auxier, Paxton Schirtzinger, Bennett Koster, Kolten Crosby, Troy Sowards, Aaron Doerner, Caden Welsh.
