jmancini@newsandsentinel.com Vienna Mayor Randy Rapp said the kayak launch at Spencer’s Park will be the SHOCO Inc. system he saw at Shelby, N.C. Funds for the new launch and improvements for a launch at Williamstown and resurfacing of Waverly Road to the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge were approved by the Federal Lands Access Program. (Photo Provided) A new kayak launch will be under construction later this year at Spencer’s Park in Vienna near the Gold Star Family Monument on the Ohio River. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
Vienna Mayor Randy Rapp said the kayak launch at Spencer’s Park will be the SHOCO Inc. system he saw at Shelby, N.C. Funds for the new launch and improvements for a launch at Williamstown and resurfacing of Waverly Road to the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge were approved by the Federal Lands Access Program. (Photo Provided)
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VIENNA Vienna City Council continued to hear outside agency budget presentations during a special council meeting held Thursday at the Vienna City Building.
Mayor Randy Rapp said Thursday’s meeting was the last to hear budget and funding requests from city departments and outside agencies.
With the information gathered over the last few weeks, work will begin on crafting the city’s 2021-2022 balanced budget, which must be completed by March 28, he said.
Representatives from most of the outside agencies requesting funding gave brief presentations to council regarding their programs and services, often highlighting any specific to or serving Vienna.
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VIENNA Vienna City Council met Thursday to discuss potential police department raises, as well as upcoming plans for their term involving major projects and ordinances.
Vienna Police Chief Mike Pifer approached council for the consideration of a raise for officers from $18 to $20 an hour.
“I don’t want the city of Vienna Police Department to become a training ground,” Pifer said. “Our police department does an excellent job in my opinion, I think it’s deserving.”
The pay raise, which will be considered by council at the next meeting, would reflect a desire to maintain retention of officers and bring Vienna up to date with the pay grade of other cities in West Virginia.
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VIENNA Vienna City Council met on Thursday to discuss business pertaining to the appointment of councilmember Jim Leach to the Vienna Utility Board, the sale of eligible city property and the status of the city’s camera system, as well as the future of how council plans to address community feedback.
The meeting began with public forum comments pertaining to hopes for issues the newly elected council will address, ranging from flooding, the police fee and animal control to the ordinance that failed in the last council to include public comments in meeting minutes.
Vienna citizen Greg Frazier also posed concerns to the proposed appointment of councilmember Jim Leach to the Vienna Utility Board.
Dec 28, 2020
According to the Wood County Alternative Transportation Council (WCATC), The Ohio River Water Trail in Parkersburg has been designated a National Recreation Trail-National Water Trail by U.S. Secretary of The Interior, David L. Bernhardt. The 57.7-mile trail is managed jointly by the Wood County Alternative Transportation Council and the Greater Parkersburg CVB on behalf of the Wood County Commission and provides accessible recreation opportunities for residents and visitors to Parkersburg with 13 river access points, parking and boat ramps, half of which are accessible for people with disabilities.
The announcement by Secretary Bernhardt named 30 new national recreation trails in 25 states adding more than 1,275 miles to the National Trails System. “American Trails promotes and maintains the database of our country’s National Recreation Trails (NRT) and applauds this new slate of Secretarial designations from the Department of the Interior,” said NRT Executive