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STEUBENVILLE The Jefferson County Board of Health approved a budget for 2022 in a special meeting Wednesday night, hours before it was due to the county auditor’s office.
The discussion of different aspects of the budget lasted more than an hour, before a motion to accept and submit the document was made by board member Jean Phillipe Rigaud, contingent upon the board meeting again in October to update the figures based on updated information that will be available then.
The budget was prepared by Jefferson County Health Department Fiscal, Grants and Public Information Officer Kelly Wilson along with Health Commissioner Andrew Henry.
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DISCUSSION â The Jefferson County Commissioners met Thursday and among the discussions were the upcoming Black History Month, a draft solid waste plan and a need for more space at the health department.
STEUBENVILLE With February which is Black History Month approaching, the Jefferson County commissioners Thursday passed their annual proclamation to recognize the occasion.
Delores Wiggins, local civil rights activist, accepted the proclamation.
“I appreciate the commissioners so much,” Wiggins said. “I’m proud of what Steubenville has. Thank you so much.”
Commissioner Thomas Graham, who Wiggins noted was a friend, said that things have come a long way during his lifetime, but added there still is a long way to go.