After Huntington City Council

By: Alyssa Salyers

At tonight’s Huntington City Council meeting several citizens stood up and spoke their opinions.

Council members voted unanimously to approve an ordinance to purchase new high-definition surveillance cameras. After the vote an audience member by the name of Piles said in his opinion these cameras were not a good improvement for our city. He said the cameras would “spy” on the citizens of Huntington.  Pile’s said he thought the real issue was the Huntington Police Department just simply were not doing a good enough job at patrolling the city. However the cameras are going to be placed soon in the Fairfield West area, to help lower crime in the area.

Members of the council also approved an ordinance to raise the fee for the certificate of use of occupancy from the now $15 to $75.  Before this approval an audience member, McCallister, said he was outraged by this ordinance.  He said he didn’t understand why council who voted to raise this fee $60.  McCallister also commented on Mayor Wolfe’s absence from the meeting.  He said this was in fact Wolfe’s fourth absence this year.

Also the proposed contract with Big Run Landfill was sent back to the finance committee.

Council also discussed Gino’s Pizza anniversary celebrations and Kenney Grant, restaurant owner.