KINGWOOD -- The takeaway from a Preston County Commission work session to discuss the county’s vehicle fleet is it’s time to start thinking about and planning for the future. “I think initially, it was because we were in desperate need,” County Administrator Kathy Mace said. “Our ...
KINGWOOD -- The Preston County Commission awarded a bid to clear stream blockages caused by Hurricane Ida and authorized the purchase of a new police cruiser using CARES money at its regular meeting on Tuesday. Ordering the vehicles through the normal channels isn’t possible until August ...
KINGWOOD -- The Preston County Commission approved the expenditure of about $105,000 in CARES funding at its regular meeting on Tuesday. The unanimous vote funds 20 Tasers and supporting equipment for sheriff’s deputies, $32,000 for the county clerk, $10,000 for county commission ...
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission is ready to spend some of its CARES money. The three commissioners met for a second work session Oct. 12 to discuss allocating the roughly $922,000 it received from the state as reimbursement for COVID-19-related expenses. “CARES funding ...
KINGWOOD -- The West Virginia Conservation Agency has been very helpful as it works with Preston County on stream restoration, streambank stabilization and stream blockage removal projects. That’s what County Administrator Kathy Mace told the Preston County Commission at its regular ...
KINGWOOD -- There’s a hitch in the Preston County Commissions plan to give county employees a pay raise retroactive to July 1 -- previously worked overtime. The commission unanimously voted in favor of allocating $249,412.49 from the budget towards pay raises for county employees, ...