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ATV CONCERNS â Concerns about young riders of all-terrain vehicles led Follansbee Council on Monday to consider whether an ordinance regulating them is needed. (Photo by Warren Scott)
FOLLANSBEE Follansbee Council may adopt an ordinance regulating all-terrain vehicles after hearing concerns from residents about the safety of young riders of them.
On Monday Deputy Police Chief Dan Casto said while residents of the Parkview area have complained of ATVs dragging mud across roads,they seem most bothered that the riders will harm themselves.
Fourth Ward Councilwoman Alexis Russell, who represents Parkview, said drivers have told her they nearly struck the vehicles as they crossed their paths.
For the Intelligencer
FOLLANSBEE –Â Follansbee city council agreed Monday to appoint Follansbee’s water superintendent as interim city manager and to advertise for an engineer to plan upgrades to streetlights along Main Street.
Mayor David Velegol Jr. asked for Water Superintendent Jack McIntosh to be named to the position, citing the recent illness of City Manager John DeStefano and uncertainty about whether DeStefano plans to continue when his current contract is up in August.
Velegol and others noted McIntosh’s experience overseeing the city’s water treatment system and with other systems while serving as a circuit rider for the West Virginia Rural Water Association.