The city’s Easter Egg Hunt has been cancelled due to inclement weather and wet conditions in the park. It will not be rescheduled.
Monthly Archives: March 2013
City closed Friday, March 29th
The City of Elkins will be closed this Friday, March 29th. Garbage that would normally be picked up Friday, March 29th will be picked up Thursday, March 28th.
Correction: Parks forum tonight at 7 p.m., not 6 p.m.
The Elkins Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners will hold its annual public forum on Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. (not 6 p.m., as announced previously).
Members of the public are invited to ask questions, share ideas and concerns, and learn about city recreation operations and opportunities.
The forum will be held in council chambers on the second floor of Elkins City Hall.
Parks Forum at City Hall on Wednesday
The Elkins Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners will hold its annual public forum on Wednesday, March 20 at 6 p.m.
Members of the public are invited to ask questions, share ideas and concerns, and learn about city recreation operations and opportunities.
The forum will be held in council chambers on the second floor of Elkins City Hall.
Water off near federal building
The water department is replacing a valve on John Street, which will be closed from Third Street to the federal building’s parking entrance. Water will be off until 12:00 p.m., as follows:
- On Randolph Ave. from Park St. to Henry Ave.
- On Third St. from Henry Ave. to Randolph Ave.
- On Second St. from Henry Ave. To John St.
- On John St. from Henry Ave to Third St.
City Council Agenda for March 21, 7 p.m. Meeting
Council will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. this Thursday. Download a copy of the agenda here.
New Police Civil Service List
List of Eligible Applicants
(Arising from a written examination administered February 9, 2013)
Finalized March 15, 2013
Name of Eligible | Weighted Score |
Hornick, Jacob M. |
94.00 |
Lantz, Aaron |
89.50 |
Sayre, Timothy M. |
87.25 |
Hitz, Tyler R. |
84.50 |
Shiflett, Kevin |
84.50 |
Foster, Tyler H. |
82.75 |
Oseguera, Moises |
81.75 |
Stillwell, Richard L. |
81.25 |
Graham, Adam J. |
79.00 |
Thorne, Justin L. |
79.00 |
Shearer, Michael |
78.50 |
Shreve, Aaron |
74.50 |
George, Justin |
73.50 |
Phillips, Trevor D. |
73.00 |
Brewster, William F. |
70.50 |
Elkins Board of Canvassers Declares 2013 Election Results
At its meeting last night, the Elkins Board of Canvassers declared the results of the 2013 election; new totals for contested races are shown below. The changed vote totals are a result of the board’s decisions to accept and count some provisional ballots after reviewing the circumstances of each case. These changes were not large enough to affect the outcome of any of the races.
Mayor
Van Broughton: 500
Duke Talbott: 350
Mark Scott: 210
First Ward Council Member
Charles Kinnison: 143
Lonnie Randall: 169
Fourth Ward Council Member
Nanci Bross-Fregonara: 178
Hollis Vance: 68
Note
Vote tallies will not become official until the canvassing board certifies them. The canvassing board will convene to certify the results at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 14.
At its meeting of Thursday, March 14, the canvassing board certified the results declared on March 11. The above results are now official. Results in all races are available from the city clerk’s office upon request.
2013 Municipal Election Results
The results of contested races in the 2013 Elkins Municipal Election are as follows:
Mayor
Van Broughton: 495
Duke Talbott: 346
Mark Scott: 208
First Ward Council Member
Charles Kinnison: 139
Lonnie Randall: 166
Fourth Ward Council Member
Nanci Bross-Fregonara: 176
Hollis Vance: 67
Note
Vote tallies will not become official until the canvassing board certifies them (after various steps, including considering any provisional ballots). The canvassing board will convene to declare the results on Monday, March 11, and the earliest date that the canvassing board can certify the results is March 13.
Also, a great big thank you to our poll workers. They worked long hours to support the democratic process in Elkins today, and we couldn’t have done it without them.
Canvass of the Election: March 11, 7 p.m.
Elkins Common Council will meet as the Elkins Canvassing Board at 7 p.m. on March 11, 2013. This is a public meeting.