Commissioners help with Greensboro project
WAYNESBURG – Greene County commissioners Thursday voted to give Greensboro Borough slightly more than $19,000 from the county’s Act 13 natural gas impact fee money to help the borough complete a canoe and kayak launch on the Monongahela River.
The county’s gift will supplement a state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant of $44,200 the borough received in late 2011 for the project.
Greensboro Borough’s kayak and boat launch will be built adjacent to the gazebo park at the end of Stone Street, said Darlene Urban Garrett, the borough’s Elm Street manager, who prepared the grant application. No access to the river existed in the area for kayakers and canoeists.
At the time the borough received the DCNR grant, Garrett said, “This launch is a beginning in developing the river in Greensboro as a recreational water trail resource,” Garrett said. “It will draw canoes and kayakers into town to support local businesses and encourage vital environmental consciousness about the Monongahela River.”
As expected, the commissioners authorized the chief clerk and solicitor to finalize the sale of the Thomas Hughes House to Mark Behm of Jefferson.
Last month, the commissioners received the bid of $54,000 from Behm but 30 days needed to elapse before the county could authorize the private sale, in accordance with state law.
This was the second offer the county received for the sale of the historic house in Jefferson. A single offer during the first round of bidding was rejected because it failed to meet the property’s appraised value.
The commissioners also accepted roadway plans for the construction of a bridge over Ten Mile Creek in Morgan Township and approved a settlement statement for property acquisition and temporary easement of construction between the county and the Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department relative to the bridge construction.
In other business, the commissioners appointed Rachel A. Wheeler as solicitor for the Greene County Tax Claim Bureau and designated a public right of way for the new intersection at the county airport.