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MARTINS FERRY A challenge for the 4th Ward City Council seat in Martins Ferry is the only contested race in Belmont County’s primary election.
Voters will choose between incumbent Rick Rodgers and challenger Pamela Shrodes, both Democrats.
Rodgers, 70, has been a member of council for the past seven years and now serves as president pro tem. He also has served on the finance, audit, annexation, code administration and safety committees, the public relations committee and is currently the chairman of the street committee.
If re-elected, Rodgers said he plans to continue consulting with the city’s residents to ensure their voices are heard. He said he will serve the city to the best of his ability.
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MOTORISTS TRAVEL Friday along a section of Zane Highway expected to be repaved this week following a major waterline project there.
MARTINS FERRY Zane Highway motorists likely will be relieved to learn a section of the road damaged by a past project is expected to be permanently repaved in the coming days.
During a recent Martins Ferry City Council meeting, Mayor John Davies said he spoke with the contractor on the job, James White Construction, who said they were waiting for the asphalt plants to start making hot mix again.
Davies said he informed the company that hot mix was now being made.
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TERI LEASURE, the new parking enforcer for the city of Martins Ferry, checks a meter in front of the city building for overtime parking. The city of Martins Ferry recently approved an $11,872,926 budget for fiscal year 2021.
MARTINS FERRY Martins Ferry City Council approved an $11,872,926 budget for fiscal year 2021.
City Auditor Rita Randall said this year’s budget is similar to last year’s but noted the city could see more income tax revenue in the future since East Ohio Regional Hospital is now up and running again. That means more property tax revenues and more income tax revenue from its employees.
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MARTINS FERRY Councilman Tom Burns, foreground, reads a statement Wednesday from his wife, Pat Burns, who expressed concern about a dog in her neighborhood being dangerous after she was bitten by it.
MARTINS FERRY The city’s safety forces received high praise from city officials during Wednesday’s regular Martins Ferry City Council meeting.
The accolades for the police, fire and EMS personnel come on the heels of two police officers Steve Veltri and Vince West saving two women from burning structures on Saturday.
Jack Regis Jr., firefighter and safety director for the city, said the officers were the first on the scene of the fire. After the officers saved the women from the burning houses, EMS personnel treated them. He said civilians in the neighborhood also came to their aid.