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April was “National County Government Month” and the County Commissioners’ Association of WV (CCAWV) hosted their annual essay contest for eighth grade students across West Virginia.
There are monetary awards for 1st ($300), 2nd ($250), and 3rd ($150) place student winners. There is also a monetary award ($300) for the 1st place winner’s Teacher to be used for classroom activities. Student participants were asked to type a 500-word essay entitled How Does My County Commission Make Life Better For Me?
Congratulations to the following winners!
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FIRST PLACE:
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SECOND PLACE:
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THIRD PLACE:
Kally Hall, Hurricane Middle School, Putnam County Angie Withrow, Teacher
Emma Gibbs, Wahama Jr/Sr High School, Mason County Catherine Hamm, Teacher
Haley Fincham, Braxton Middle School, Braxton County Lori Dittman, Teacher
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April is "National County Government Month" and the County Commissioners’ Association of WV (CCAWV) is hosting our annual essay contest for 8th grade students across West Virginia.
There will be a monetary prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place student winners. There will also be a monetary prize for the 1st place winner’s Teacher to be used for classroom activities.
- 1st Place Student will receive $300 and teacher will receive $300
- 2nd place Student - $250
- 3rd place Student - $150
One of CCAWV’s goals is to increase information and public awareness about county government and the office of County Commissioner. As an initiative of this goal we are excited to partner with West Virginia educators to encourage students to learn and write about their local county governing body, the County Commission. (Teachers, for your convenience, we are attaching our brochure about county commission responsibilities.)
 Essay Contest 2017 Rules and Registration.pdf | [ ] | 464 kB |
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We hit the road in early December for CCAWV’s Annual Regional Legislative Roundtables. While we still have two meetings in January, the gatherings we have attended so far have been interesting and productive. The first meeting, held at the Kanawha county courthouse, was very well-attended by county leaders and legislators alike. As our meeting schedule took us to Doddridge, Summers, Harrison, Marshall, and Fayette counties, we were happy to meet many of the new legislators from each region. We had lively conversations with them about CCAWV’s legislative priorities and got their perspectives on the upcoming legislative session. With a massive gap in the state budget looming, this session promises to be a difficult one. We emphasized over and over in these meetings how strained county budgets are, and repeated our legislative mantra ad nauseum: No unfunded mandates, and definitely no roads! We tried to explain how important it is to keep 911 funding in place (and hopefully, give counties some tools to increase revenue streams for 911 if needed). We also went around the room and asked commissioners to share their monthly regional jail bill. Many legislators were shocked to hear just how much counties are paying.
We know that in February, lawmakers will be desperate to find ways to plug the budget gap. It is our hope that these meetings provide an opportunity for us to show legislators why we are so defensive of the scant county revenue sources currently in place.
We will be headed up to Elkins and Martinsburg next month to round out our schedule of roundtables. We would really like to thank all the commissioners, staff, and lawmakers who joined us at the meetings so far. A special thank you to the host counties! As always, as the legislative session draws near, please contact us with any ideas or comments.
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Merry Christmas! I wish all a very happy holiday season and look forward to welcoming the coming New Year! It promises to be an interesting 2017 Legislative Session. There will be a lot of new faces at the Capitol and a huge budget hole to try to fill!
Protecting our current resources will be high on the list for county government. But for now, hug your loved ones, tell those that you love how much you do, and enjoy family and friends around your holiday table!
May 2017 bring peace and good fortune to you and yours!
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A brand new year is upon us. I see great things happening for CCAWV in 2017 and we need your involvement. Please join us in making the coming year a year to remember.
I want to say " thank you to Vivian, Megan and the whole staff at the County Commission Association office for another successful year. They make this organization work for everyone and I do not know what we would do without them. We expect so much from them and they always come thru for us.
Thank you also to the Board of Directors and the many committees that worked so hard and spent so many hours on behalf of the association this year. Their guidance and direction is what makes us continue to move forward as we serve the counties of West Virginia.
I am looking forward to 2017 and wishing all of you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
