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Wardensville Residents Vote on Enhancement Projects
A community input meeting/potluck dinner was held March 24, 2001 for Wardensville residents to vote for how they would like the town's $1 million enhancement allocation spent.
This meeting was the third in a series of community input meetings. It was hosted by the Wardensville Community Involvement Team (CIT) at the War Memorial Building in Wardenville.
The meeting began with community announcements and an awards presentation by the Shade Tree Commission of Wardensville. In conjunction with the National Arbor Day poster contest, the commission sponsored a local contest for community children. The theme was "Trees are Terrific and Forests are Too." The winners were recognized and awards certificates were presented.
Following dinner, Pat Ford and Jennifer Logan of Whitney, Bailey, Cox and Magnani described nine proposed enhancement projects for the group. The nine projects were selected based on public input from previous planning meetings. Attendees were given 10 stickers, each representing $100,000, that they could use to vote for the project or projects of their choice. Click here to see a chart that lists each project, details about the project and the estimated cost.
The photos below illustrate the meeting's activities.
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| Wardensville residents enjoy dinner before the meeting begins. |
Facilitator for the improvement team, Pat Ford of Whitney, Bailey, Cox and Magnani, welcomes everyone to the meeting. |
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| Jennifer Logan of Whitney, Bailey, Cox and Magnani uses representational drawings and a project chart to answer the crowd's questions. |
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| Participants review the project information sheet prior to voting. |
Residents vote for the project(s) they prefer. |
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| Winners of the Wardensville Shade Tree Commission's "Trees are Terrific and Forests are too" poster contest. Pictured left to right, first row: Karen Leathermen and Dakota Hoover. Pictured left to right, second row: Timothy Lafollette, Justin Earle and Devin Davis. |
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A
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GATEWAY & SIGNAGE
1 - Two monumental stone or brick "Welcome to Wardensville" signs located on Rt. 55, just outside of the city limits. These signs will be lit and landscaped.
2 - Four directional signs for J.A. Hawkins Park located in key areas around town. These signs will have detachable "Pool Open" signs.
- One J.A. Hawkins Park/Pool identification sign located at the park. This sign will be lit and landscaped.
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$200,000
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B
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MAIN STREET – CORE HISTORIC DISTRICT
1 - Revitalization of the historic core downtown area along Main Street between Trout Run Road and the Fireman's lot. Improvements include new curb and gutter, concrete sidewalk and crosswalks with decorative concrete paver accents, benches, trashcans and street trees. The road will be cut and patched to blend existing and proposed conditions.
2 - Bury existing overhead power, phone and cable lines and building connections.
- Install new decorative street pole lights.
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$500,000
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SIDEWALK INFILL – MAIN STREET
1 - Proposed sidewalk infill along approximately 1500 L.F. of the north side of Main Street beginning at the intersection of Trout Run Road and running west, just outside of the town limits. Improvements include new curb and gutter, 6' wide concrete sidewalk and concrete driveway aprons.
2 - Proposed sidewalk infill along approximately 1700 L.F. of the south side of Main Street beginning just east of the intersection with Carpenters Avenue and running to the Community Center. Improvements include new curb, 6' wide concrete sidewalk and concrete driveway aprons.
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$400,000
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POCKET PROJECTS
- Landscaping is proposed for two 600 L.F. areas along Main Street. Located within the public right-of-way, these nodes would tie the landscaping of the gateways to the core downtown. One of the areas would be to the west and the other to the east of the core downtown.
- Two additional areas of revitalizations within the public right-of-way are proposed along Main Street. These two nodes are just outside of the core downtown. Improvements include new curb, concrete sidewalk, redefined parking lot entrances and street trees along Fireman's lot and the Mountaineer Restaurant.
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$100,000
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CARPENTERS AVENUE PATH
- Proposed asphalt bike and pedestrian trail along Carpenters Avenue from Main Street to J.A. Hawkins Park. The project will also include new concrete driveway aprons, concrete retaining walls and handrails. The cost indicated applies to a single 10' wide path set 2' away from one side of the road. An alternative would be to create two 4'-5' wide bike lanes on each side of the road.
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$800,000
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RECREATION TRAIL
1 - Proposed 10’ wide asphalt bike and pedestrian trail. The trail would follow property and fence lines to connect the community center to Carpenters Avenue, and eventually J.A. Hawkins Park.
2 - Proposed bike and pedestrian trail would be a combined 10' wide asphalt trail and 6' wide concrete sidewalk combined system. The asphalt trail would lead from the community center and follow Rt. 55. The concrete sidewalk would pick-up on Wilson Street and run to the intersection with Carpenters Avenue.
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$200,000
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DRAINAGE ISSUES
- Main Street is a state road so the WVDOH has agreed to work with Wardensville to develop and implement a plan to remedy the drainage issues in front of the War Memorial Building.
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$100,000
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COMMUNITY CENTER PARK AND MEMORIAL
- Funds would go toward the renovation of the relocated Bowers Building. Funds could also be used for playground equipment and a Veterans Memorial.
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$100,000
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TRAIL/PARK MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
- Kubota Tractor with front end loader, back hoe, large and small mowing deck and a trailer to haul the tractor.
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$100,000
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