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NOTICE that the McDowell County Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 4:00 PM in the McDowell County Commission meeting room, 109 Wyoming St, Welch, WV 24801. The public is invited to attend and submit comments on the draft county comprehensive plan. A copy of the draft comprehensive plan can be inspected at the McDowell Public Library, 90 Howard St, Welch, WV 24801 or the McDowell County Commission, 109 Wyoming St, Welch, WV 24801, during normal business hours. The public can also view the draft comprehensive plan on the County Commission’s website, https://mcdowellcountycommission.com/. Members of the public can leave a voice message at (304) 293-1698 if they have any questions. Written comments can be submitted prior to the scheduled hearing by mailing or submitting comments to the McDowell County Commission, 109 Wyoming St, Welch, WV 24801.
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About the McDowell County Commission
The McDowell County Commission is a corporation created by statute and can do only such things as authorized by law, and the mode prescribed.
The county commission consists of three commissioners as prescribed in Section 22, article VIII of the Constitution of the United States . The county court shall hold four regular sessions in each year at the courthouse there of, at such as may be fixed upon and entered of record by the court.
The county commission, through its clerk, shall have all the custody of all the deeds and other papers as presented for record in McDowell County and the same shall be preserved therein, or otherwise disposed of as now is, or may be prescribed by law.
They shall have jurisdiction in all matters of probate, the appointment and qualification of personal representative, guardians committees, curators and the settlement of their account and in all matters relating to apprentices. They shall also, have the superintendence and administration or the internal police an fiscal affairs of the county, including the establishment and regulation of roads, ways, streets, avenues, drives and the like.
(For a complete overview of duties of County Commissions in WV, please see “Mischie’s West Virginia Code Annotated” (Volumes 2A Chapters 5A to 7)
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McDowell County Commission – Celebration & Remembrance 2024
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Coalfields Expressway Progress Drone in Welch, WV, and Wolfpen, West Virginia (March 2023)
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Drone video of Welch, West Virginia, February 28th, 2023
March 7, 2023
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Drone video of historic Welch, West Virginia shot on February 28th, 2023. Flights around the McDowell County Courthouse built in 1893, and expanded in 1908. Shots of the first Parking
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Drive Through Videos
Welch, WV drive – Kermit’s Kars Sales all the way to Welch McDonalds (2015)
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Festivals/Parades
Photos from our event last week
August 8, 2024
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Chauncy Easterling – McDowell County Commission – Celebration & Remembrance (8-1-2024)
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Michael Brooks – McDowell County Commission Celebration & Remembrance 8-1-2024
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Scenic Videos
JAW DROPPING DRONE FOOTAGE: Welch, West Virginia – Train Crossing On Trestle – Infamous Underpass
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Coalfields Expressway Progress Drone in Welch, WV, and Wolfpen, West Virginia (March 2023)
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Drone video of Welch, West Virginia, February 28th, 2023
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Drone video of historic Welch, West Virginia shot on February 28th, 2023. Flights around the McDowell County Courthouse built in 1893, and expanded in 1908. Shots of the first Parking
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