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City Council

Fairmont City Council relaunches city manager search | Local News | #citycouncil

FAIRMONT — Fairmont’s search for a city manager is doing an about face. A slate of new finalists will now be presented to the public in December. The change in process comes after the city decided to re-open applications for the city manager position. The current round of applicants was dismissed after failing to meet […]

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Fairmont City Council bids farewell to fire chief, approves property for demolitions | Local News | #citycouncil

FAIRMONT — City Council honored Fire Chief Ed Simmons Tuesday night for having served almost 30 years with the department. Simmons is retiring June 23 and attended his last city council meeting this week. Simmons has been working with the City of Fairmont since October 6, 1993 and served 29 years and eight months. He […]

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Mayor

Fairmont’s new mayor: ‘it’s really about being authentic’ | Local News

FAIRMONT — Although Anne Bolyard grew up in the southern part of the state in Clendenin, she now gets to serve as mayor of her grandparents’ hometown — Fairmont. On Jan. 10, Bolyard was sworn in as the first female mayor of Fairmont, a title she said she understands carries a great deal of responsibility. […]

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Anne Bolyard sworn in as Fairmont’s first female mayor | Local News

FAIRMONT — For the first time in its 124 year history, Fairmont has its first female mayor. Tuesday night, Fairmont City Council held its organizational meeting to swear in all newly-elected and reelected councilmembers. Six of the nine councilmembers took the oath of office. Four of the six sworn in Tuesday were newly-elected in November. […]

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Fairmont City Council reviews new ordinance governing accessory dwelling units | Local News | #citycouncil

FAIRMONT — City Council met Tuesday night and heard the first reading of two ordinances relating to accessory dwelling units on residential properties. Accessory dwelling units are smaller, independent residential dwelling units located within the same lot as a single-family stand-alone lot. As of right now, in residential districts, mobile home parks and in specialty […]

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