We have uploaded the video for you to view. Please follow us on YouTube! https://youtu.be/GZfmaGCIRR0 On Tuesday, September 26 2023, The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County of WV in partnership with NAACP of Jefferson County, hosted a community forum on Affordable Housing Programs. The average price of owning a home in Jefferson County WV is over $300,000. There is great concern that too many people in our community cannot hope to afford to afford a home at these prices. A panel of experts who specialize in providing loans and grants to people seeking to buy their first home, or need help with their current home or rent, presented information on grants, low interest loans, help for security deposits, help on down payments and other ways to assist people looking for a place to live. Our panelist were: Jon Rogers, West Virginia Housing Development Fund Gail Moxey, CNB Bank and member of the Home Consortium Council of the Eastern Panhandle Maggie Garrido-Cortes, Housing Program Coordinator at Telamon, a community action agency. Forum host was Lyn Widmyer, League of Women Voters of Jefferson County, WV - 1st Vice President Special thanks for their time and help organizing the forum: Jamilla Jones-Fleet, NAACP; Dixie Dunn, Lyn Widmyer, Gail Boober, Carline Shaw - League of Women Voters of JC |
Lyn Widmyer - League of Women Voters of Jefferson County, 1st Vice President -
​Moderates Affordable Housing Program
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Jamilla Jones-Fleet, NAACP;
Lyn Widmyer, LWVJC;
Jon Rogers, West Virginia Housing Development Fund;
Gail Moxey, CNB Bank and member of the Home Consortium Council of the Eastern Panhandle;
Maggie Garrido-Cortes, Housing Program Coordinator at Telamon, a community action agency.
Left to right, top row: Jon Rogers, Lyn Widmyer, Maggie Garrido-Cortes:
Bottom row: Jamilla Jones-Fleet, Dixie Dunn, Carline Shaw and Gail Moxey.
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On June 27, 2023, the Board of the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County of WV, approved sending the following to the Jefferson County Commission:
On June 1, 2023, the Jefferson County Commission approved by a 3-2 vote an Ordinance Barring Minors from Attending Adult Live Performances. This is a significant action that has drawn widespread community interest. Commissioner Steve Stolipher suggested holding a public hearing before the commission voted on the ordinance. Given the widespread community interest in this proposal, Comr. Stolipher’s request was reasonable and would have given the county commission an opportunity to hear from the public. It was not endorsed by a majority of the commission. The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County strongly supports the rights of community members to be informed of significant governmental actions and educated on their implications. Most importantly the public should be given the opportunity to express their thoughts and concerns to their elected officials. The proposed ordinance was listed on the agenda for “discussion and possible adoption.” The community would have been far better served if the commission simply discussed the ordinance and then scheduled a public hearing to hear from their constituents. Lyn Widmyer, Vice-President, LWV of Jefferson County |
Response from Jennifer Krouse, Jefferson County Commissioner to letter received by League of Women Voters of Jefferson County
Ms. Widmyer, Thank you for your interest in the workings of the Commission. Based on the dozens of e-mails I received, as well as the number of public comments at the June 1st meeting, it is evident that the public was adequately informed of this ordinance. Despite concerted attempts to mischaracterize it, it does nothing more than bar minors from obscene performances as defined by the Supreme Court. Only someone with an irredeemably damaged moral compass would be against protecting children from such material. Given that, there was no need to open this up to an extraordinary level of debate. If you ever have any comments or concerns in the future, please always feel free to reach out to me. Jennifer Krouse Jefferson County Commissioner (304) 404-7878 |
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