At Monday night’s council meeting, Mayor Bob Madon said coal severance funds that were anticipated when the budget was made, has been reduced. The fire department’s budget will have to be reduced by $10,000, while the police departments funds will be cut by $35,000.
The general fund will be reduced from $65,000 to $30,000 this year as the state has reduced its coal severance tax funds to Pineville from $1.582 million to $1.502 million, a deduction of $80,000. While some anticipate the funds will be restored in a special called session of the Kentucky General Assembly, most say that it will not be a consideration.
In other action, the council heard from John Richardson, who wants to replace a demolished house with a new modular home at 527 Virginia Ave. The lot is 50 feet by 125 feet and the home is 28 feet by 65 feet. Richardson showed the council a photo of a similar home, already set up. After seeing the photo, the council did not object to have the home built. The city attorney said as long as the structure met the city building codes there would be no official objection to the home being placed on the lot.
After the council approved the home, the mayor told the council there were several other homes in Pineville that needed to be either repaired or taken down. He said there were between six and 10 homes that need immediate attention by home owners.
A petition from area residents was submitted requesting that a vacant Stone Road home be repaired or torn down. According to the petition, the home has been abandoned for three years and portions have fallen inside, also causing safety hazards. Hoover Howard, who presented the petition to the mayor and council asking the codes be followed, concerning the property. He told the council that area residents would not object if the owner wanted to repair or rebuild the home, but they were looking for the city codes be enforced if the owner did nothing.
“We are just trying to better our community,” Howard told the council.
On another matter, council voted to give Pineville City Schools permission to use the swimming pool for lessons in June, prior to its daily opening to the public.
A carnival will be coming to town July 2 through July 4 and will be set up downtown. The event is sponsored by Main Street Pineville. The proceeds will go to improve the Walnut Street Mini Park.
Radio station WANO has asked to be annexed into the city. The structure is located adjacent to the city limits, in Wallsend. The council referred the request to the city attorney to work out any legal problems, before the town will vote to add the radio station to the city limits.
The council voted to make Virginia Avenue two-way from the school north. There is parking only on the right side and some residents claim even when parking in their driveways, visitors are inconvenienced by having
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