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County Commission Plans To Finance New HQ With $16 Million Bond

AmeriCorps Funding Cuts Hit Jefferson County

County Commission Wants Impact Fees To Help Cover Costs of New Offices

West Virginia Humanities Council Suspends All Grants

Birdhill Subdivison Stormwater Management Plan Reviewed by WV DEP

WVU Medicine Will Invest In Berkeley and Jefferson Counties

Sidewinder Files Lawsuit Against Jefferson County Planning Commission

Mobile Food Pantry Serves Growing Need In WV’s Eastern Panhandle

Data Center Microgrid Bill Passes WV House & Senate, To Governor For Signature

Senate Passes Data Center Bill After Changing Tax Distribution Formula

Data Center Tax: Local Share Set By Senate Committee

Governor Morrisey Looks To Data Centers To Fund West Virginia’s Future

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Watching The Jefferson County Commission — News, Issues & Analysis

The Jefferson County Commission consists of 5 commissioners each elected for a 6 year term.

  • Middleway District: Jane Tabb (elected 2018, term expires Dec 2024)
  • Kabletown District: Steve Stolipher (elected 2020, term expires Dec 2026)
  • Harpers Ferry District: vacant*
  • Charles Town District: Pasha Majdi (appointed Dec 2023, appointment expires Nov 2024)
  • Shepherdstown District: vacant*

*Tricia Jackson (Harpers Ferry) and Jennifer Krouse (Shepherdstown) were removed from office on May 1 2024 by a panel of 3 Circuit Court judges. This special judicial panel was appointed by the West Virginia Supreme Court in response to a petition brought by Matt Harvey, the county’s Prosecuting Attorney that alleged “official misconduct and neglect of duty.” Jackson and Krouse are also facing separate criminal proceedings in Magistrate Court related to the actions that triggered the petition for removal.

News

  • Republican Party Division Stalls Local Government (Observer – May 2024)
  • Commission Hires Permanent Administrator (Observer – May 2024)
  • Commissioners Fail to Hire Key Staff to Prepare Budget (Observer – Mar 2024)
  • County Commission Returns to Work (Observer – Dec 2023)
  • County Commission Fails to Meet for 3 Months (Observer – Dec 2023)

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