Nitro's city council is set to consider next month whether it wants to permit alcohol sales before 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Mayor Dave Casebolt said the council decided at its Tuesday night meeting hold a public hearing at its next meeting at 7 p.m. on July 5 in the Nitro Community Center.
Council would have to seek permission from the Municipal Home Rule Board to allow alcohol sales on Sundays.
Earlier this year the Legislature approved what is known as the "Brunch Bill," which allows counties to vote on whether restaurants may sell alcohol before 1 p.m. on Sundays. Shepherdstown used home rule to pass Sunday alcohol sales in May.
Kanawha County commissioners decided to forego putting the measure on the ballot for November after Charleston officials expressed interest in taking the home rule route. Both Charleston and South Charleston already have begun the process.
Also Tuesday, Council unanimously decided to not consider a newly formed board, which oversees storm water management, a utility. Casebolt said the federal government mandates that cities have a board to oversee the management of storm water.
"They've mandated it quite a long time ago, but we're just now putting ours together," Casebolt said.
Also Tuesday, the council approved the purchase of a new truck. The truck, which the public works department will regularly use, will be outfitted so that it can double as a snowplow in the winter months.
The Ford F350 will cost $29,000, bringing the city's total number of snowplows to three.
"We had 20 inches of snow (in winter) and we were trying to maintain our roads with two snow plows," Casebolt said.
The council also unanimously approved hiring TSG Consulting, a Charleston consulting firm, to market the city's centennial celebration next year. Casebolt said the city still is negotiating the price with the firm.
The council also voted to condemn 1811 18th Street, a house which was foreclosed. Casebolt said he doesn't know which bank currently owns the house.
"It's been empty for three years and bank has not made any payments to us on it," Casebolt said. "They're not maintaining the property. The bank is not keeping the grass cuts, the roof is falling in on it, so we're condemn it and tear it down."
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