Montgomery County Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding Monday with Trinity Horizons for the transfer of 11 acres at 1101 Whitlock Ave. Trinity Missions is planning to build an extension to their facility to expand their services to more individuals.
Trinity Missions is a faith-based non-profit rehabilitation program serving males at least 18 years old. The ministry began working in the county in 1999 after commissioners agreed to lease the county home property for $1 per year. In 2021, commissioners transferred the main facility to Trinity Horizons.
Trinity Horizons has been leasing the 11-acre tract from the county for several years.
County residents will see a new total patcher this year after commissioners agreed to allow the county highway department to purchase a new one. The cost is $92,900 and the transaction was already budgeted in the county highway department budget.
Montgomery County Highway Director Jake Lough told commissioners the department’s old patcher, manufactured in 2006, is worth approximately $1,500. Patching crews will continue to use it until it becomes unusable.
Visitors to the county courthouse will no longer be able to bring drinks into the building after commissioners amended an ordinance that disallowed drinks in the courtrooms. Commissioners said courthouse visitors often leave trash, food and beverages. Each department head or elected official can still allow employees to bring beverages inside the courthouse.
Commissioners approved a hearing date for a petition filed by Dwayne L. Scott Jr. to vacate an unimproved alley and Jackson Street in Parkersburg. The hearing is set for 8 a.m. May 13.
