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To Whom It May Concern:
Effective January 3, 2008 Steven C. Teufel was re-elected to
serve as President of the Berkeley County Commission for the year 2008.
If
we can be of further assistance, please call our office at 264-1923.
Sincerely,
Berkeley County
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Steve Teufel was sworn in as
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BERKELEY COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER HONORED
The Berkeley County
Judicial Center has been honored with three recent awards.
On the evening of October 25, 2007, the Berkeley County Judicial
Center was awarded the General Contractor Eagle Award at the Excellence
in Construction and Safety Awards Celebration hosted by the Associated
Builders and Contractors, Inc. Cumberland Valley Chapter. The project was submitted by General Contractors Brechbill
and Helman of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
Project architects were DMJM of Arlington, Virginia.
The event was held at the Fountainhead Country Club in
Hagerstown, Maryland. This
award honors institutional projects which exceed one million dollars in
value. The Berkeley County
Judicial Center will be placed in competition at the national level as
well.
Construction
Communications recently presented the Berkeley County Commission with
the Building of America Plaque of Honor for the Berkeley County Judicial
Center. The project was
selected by the editorial staff at Construction Communications and was
featured in a recent edition of the Real Estate and Construction Review.
On Friday, November 2, 2007, the Berkeley County Judicial Center
Rain Garden was honored with the 2007 Leadership in Low Impact
Development (LID) Recognition Program.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, City of
Martinsburg and Berkeley County Commission were presented with the
recognition award in Region III for the Rain Garden Retrofit in an Urban
Landscape. This award was
in the category for Leadership – Government Initiatives.
The Berkeley County Judicial Center was dedicated in October,
2006. It houses the offices
and courtrooms of the Twenty-third Circuit housed in Berkley County.
It also houses the offices of the Circuit Clerk of Berkeley
County and the Prosecuting Attorney of Berkeley County.
For more information on any of the awards noted, please contact
the offices of the Berkeley County Commission at (304) 264-1923.
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NEWS
For Immediate Release
Contact: Kevin M. Leyden, Ph.D.
Director,
Institute for Public Affairs
304-293-5432;
kleyden@wvu.edu
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Local Government Official Receives Certificate of Distinction
Steven
C. Teufel, Commissioner, Berkeley County, receives recognition
Morgantown,
W.Va., April 22, 2006 – Over 100 local government officials from
across the state gathered in Morgantown this past weekend at the
Radisson Hotel at Waterfront Place to attend the Spring 2006 session
of the West Virginia University Local Government Leadership Academy,
coordinated by the WVU Institute for Public Affairs.
The two-day session included a series of three-hour workshops
designed to develop and hone the leadership and governing skills of
West Virginia’s city and county government officials.
On Saturday night, Steven
C. Teufel, Commissioner, Berkeley County, was awarded the
“Certificate of Distinction” for completing the Local Government
Leadership Academy’s six core workshops:
“Public Management & Leadership Skills,” “Financial
Management,” “Conflict Resolution,” “Economic Development,”
“Professional Conduct: Ethics, Open-Meetings Law,” “Personnel
Management,” and twelve elective workshops.
The West Virginia University Local Government Leadership
Academy began operations in 2001, and currently has nearly 300 local
government officials enrolled in its certificate program.
The Institute for Public Affairs is a public service and
research unit of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
The West Virginia University Local Government Leadership
Academy is co-sponsored by the West Virginia Association of Counties,
the County Commissioners Association of West Virginia, and the West
Virginia Municipal League.
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BERKELEY
COUNTY COMMISSION, BERKELEY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
HOME
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Notice is hereby given by the Berkeley County
Commission that it will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 10,
2008 at 7:00 PM, prevailing time, in the Berkeley County Commission
Chambers, 400 West Stephen Street, Room 205, Martinsburg, West Virginia,
25401. The Berkeley County Commission Chambers are accessible to persons
with physical disabilities. If
special arrangements need to be made to accommodate citizens in order for
them to participate in the public hearing, please call Deborah Hammond, at
(304) 264-1923 to make those arrangements.
The purpose of this public hearing is to discuss the
specific housing needs of Berkeley County, WV.
The Berkeley County Commission is a member of the Eastern Panhandle
HOME Consortium of West Virginia which consists of the City of
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, part of Berkeley County, and part of
Berkeley County, West Virginia. The
HOME Consortium is eligible to receive a HOME Investment Partnership Grant
in FY 2008. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be
notifying the City of Martinsburg in the future of the amount of HOME
funds that will available for FY 2008.
In order to receive those funds, the member jurisdictions in the
Eastern Panhandle HOME Consortium must develop a program for the use of
HOME funds as a part of the City of Martinsburg’s FY 2008 Consolidated
Annual Action Plan. The HOME Consortium will be preparing their HOME
Program and they intend to afford citizens, local agencies, and interested
parties the opportunity to become involved in the planning process.
The following general types of activities are eligible
for funding under the HOME program: Homeowner
Rehabilitation, including repair, rehabilitation or reconstruction of
owner occupied houses; Homebuyer Activities, including funds for purchase
and/or rehabilitation of existing houses or new construction of houses for
homebuyers; Rental Housing, including acquisition and/or rehabilitation of
existing rental housing or new construction of rental housing; and Tenant
Based Rental Assistance, including financial assistance for rent, security
deposits and under certain conditions, utility deposits for tenants.
All HOME funds must be used for persons and households that meet
the HUD income guidelines and definition of low- and moderate-income.
Notice is also hereby given that the BERKELEY COUNTY
COMMISSION is accepting proposals for the use of its portion of the HOME
Consortium funds for FY 2008 beginning July 1, 2008. Application packets,
instructions and information are available beginning January 1, 2008. All
interested applicants are encouraged to contact the Berkeley County
Commission office, in order to obtain the application packet and to
address any questions. Please contact the Berkeley County Commission, 400
West Stephen Street, Suite 201, Martinsburg, WV, 25401 by calling (304)
264-1923.
All interested citizens are encouraged to attend this
public hearing and they will be given the opportunity to present oral or
written testimony concerning the housing needs of Berkeley County and the
use of HOME funds to address those needs. Written
comments may be addressed to Berkeley County Commission, 400 West Stephen
Street, Suite 201, Martinsburg, WV, 25401.
Steven C. Teufel, President
Berkeley County Commission
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PETITION
TO INCLUDE SUBDIVISION STREETS
On behalf of the Homeowners
Association and residents of ____________________ Sub-Division, located in
Berkeley County, West Virginia, I hereby petition the Berkeley County
Commission to include the roads, avenues and streets within our sub-division
in its ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES ORDINANCE or, in the alternative, to adopt
a new ordinance which regulates and precludes the operation of ATVs upon the
roads, avenues and streets within our sub-division.
____________________________
Print Name
____________________________
Signature of President
____________________________
Print Name of Witness
____________________________
Signature of Witness
Date:________________________
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PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION
OF
WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON
CASE
NO. 06-1380-PSD-PC
BERKELEY
COUNTY COMMISSION
Petition for consent and approval to enlarge the responsibilities
of the Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District to include
storm water and water quality management services.
NOTICE
OF FILING
On September 21, 2006, the Berkeley County Commission filed a petition
pursuant to W.Va Code 16-13A-2 for consent and approval to enlarge
the responsibilities of the Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District
(District) to include responsibilities of storm water services and water
quality management. The County Commission stated its intention that
the Inwood Storm Water/Water Management Project commenced by the Eastern
Panhandle Conservation District and managed as of August 1, 2006 by the
County Commission, become the cornerstone of the District’s effort to
manage storm waster runoff in Berkeley County. A complete
description of the proposed enlargement of responsibilities is on file
with the Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District and the Public
Service Commission’s office.
Anyone desiring to protest or intervene should file a written protest or
notice of intervention within 30 days following the date of this
publication unless otherwise modified by Commission order. All
protests or requests to intervene should briefly state the reason for the
protest or intervention. Requests to intervene must comply with the
Commission’s rules on intervention set forth in the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure. All protests and interventions
should be addressed to Sandra Squire, Executive Secretary, P. O. Box 812,
Charleston, West Virginia 25323.
BERKELEY COUNTY COMMISSION
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PRESS
RELEASE
Contact:
Michael
C. Thompson
(240)
313-2430
Air
Quality Conformity Analysis Available for Comment and Review
The Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Interstate Council hereby notifies all
interested persons that the draft Air Quality Conformity Analysis for fine
particulates (PM 2.5) for the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan
Area, that is in Washington County, MD and Berkeley and Jefferson Counties,
WV, is available for comment and review.
The Conformity Analysis has been completed in accordance with US EPA
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5)
and the EPA Final Transportation Conformity Rule.
The public comment period will begin on Monday, January 9, 2006 and
end on Wednesday, February 8, 2006.
Those persons wishing to review the draft document may request a copy by
contacting the HEPMPO office located at 80 W. Baltimore Street, Hagerstown,
MD 21740. Business hours are
7:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Questions and all written comments should be directed to Michael C.
Thompson, MPO Coordinator at 240-313-2430.
Only written comments will be accepted.
All comments must be received by no later than 12:00 Noon Wednesday,
February 8, 2006.
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Revised Development Review Fee Schedule
Note:
NCFS =No Current Fee Structure
Please
note that the revised fee structure
will
take effect as of June 01, 2004
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Help Needed...
The
following Boards and/or Commissions are looking for members to fill their
vacancies, if interested in helping with this important task, please click
on the link below for an application for appointment.
APPLICATION
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
CURRENT EXPIRATIONS &
EXISTING VACANCIES
Older
Vacancies
Term
Building Permits
Advisory
2 Yr. Term
1 Vacancy
Community Relations Advisory
Board
3 Yr. Term
6 Vacancies
Berkeley County Development
Authority
3 Yr. Term
1 Vacancy
Eastern Panhandle Conservation District - Potomac
River
2 Yr. Term
1 Vacancy
Eastern Panhandle Plan. & Dev. - Region
9
1 Yr Term
2 Vacancies
Berkeley County Emergency
Ambulance
3 Yr. Term
1 Vacancy
Emergency Services Advisory
Council
3 Yr. Term
2 Vacancies
Berkeley County Fire
Board
3 Yr. Term
1 Vacancy
Pan Tran Board of
Directors
3 Yr. Term
2 Vacancies
Sheriff's Advisory
Committee
3 Yr. Term
4 Vacancies
Solid Waste
Authority
1 Yr. Term
1 Vacancy
Water Resource Advisory
Council
1 Yr. Term
1 Vacancy
Board of Zoning
Appeals
3 Yr. Term
Members needed for zoned areas - * See List Below
berkeley_county_zoned_areas.pdf
RPZ_East.pdf
RPZ_West.pdf
Tuscarora_Central.pdf
Tuscarora_North.pdf
Tuscarora_South.pdf
Windewald_East.pdf
Windewald_West.pdf
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The
Circuit Clerk's Office no longer handles Passport
Applications.
Please
go to the Martinsburg Library or the
Post
Office for assistance in this area.
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