WELCOME!

THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND INTEREST
IN
THE BENEFITS OF ANNEXATION
 DO YOU REMEMBER!
• White’s Superette Barrett’s Store
• Brothers Store Workman’s Gro
• Dick’s Place Siggers Shoe
• Scale’s Johnson’s Inn
• Andy’s Brown’s Park
• Chew Chat Sam’s
• White’s Exxon Page’s Cleaners
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 SCHOOLS

• Institute Elementary Ferguson

Elem
• State High D&B School
• Barber School Poor Farm
• Fairgrounds Coleman Attractions

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 How About!
• Old Post Office Old Old Post Office
• Women’s Club Airport (name?)
• Jim Rosa Lane Applegrove
• Rubber Plant
WHAT IS LEFT!!!

????????
 TAKE A LOOK
OUTSIDE OUR
WINDOW

• THAT’S IT FOLKS!
 TODAY

• Go-Mart Fastenal
• Ryder Truck 4D Trucking
• Rent-A-Space Quick Delivery
• Old Dominion Truck Steel Erectors
• College Station - Craigo

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 Local Operators

• Jens Southern BBQ Mosley’s

Gro.
 Sub-Area Planning Committee
Accomplishments
• Paved Streets Street Lights
• Sewer System Comm Cleanup
• Daycare Program Senior Program
• Public Housing Jobs
• Recreation Prog After School
• Cable TV
 WHY
ANNEXATION
• Sub-Area has determined that the future
needs of our community are greater than
scope of the committee.
• Our communities are getting older
• Ownership in our community is rapidly
changing hands
– Rt 25, Barron Drive, West Dunbar
 MORE
WHY
• Our Children attend school in Dunbar
• We shop in Dunbar
• We fill our prescriptions in Dunbar
• We eat in Dunbar restaurants
• Utilities bills in Dunbar
• For some, banking, doctors, dentists
• Bingo?
 MORE
• Increasing Crime
• Firefighters
• Drug Activity
• Traffic
• Abandoned housing, cars and trucks
• Illegal trash dumps and litter
• A greater voice in determining our future
 FINALLY LET’S
FOLLOW THE MONEY
• When residents of Dunbar shop in the city, portion of the
money spent goes to the city.
• When residents outside Dunbar shop in the city, a portion
of the money they spend also goes to the city
• Both spend about the same amount of money in the city
• City residents benefit from all the money collected, non
residents do not.
• Financially non residents support the city as much as
residents, but do not get the benefits

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A TIME TO COMBINE

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 DUNBAR CITY COUNCIL
• New City Council member(s) for West
Dunbar, Institute and Pinewood areas.
• Make recommendations directly to City
Council and Mayor.
• Gives voice to our residents
• Have input into budget, staffing, and
programs within the city.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

• 24hr police protection for home, family and

community
• Routine patrols
• New police officers, cruisers and other equipment
• Quick response times for police emergencies
• Police backup from WVSU
• Additional patrols at Shawnee Park

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 FIRE SERVICES

• 24hr fire protection for home and family

• New full time firefighters at the Institute
station.
• Up grading the Institute Fire Station to
support 24 hour operations
• Keeping existing volunteer fire fighters
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 TRASH SERVICES

• Trash to be picked up weekly

• Brush, leaves and bulky items will be
removed.
• New employees added to the Public Works
Department.
• Elimination of current trash service.
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 STREET LIGHTS

• Cost of operating our current lights will be

turned over to the city.
• New lights will be paid for by the city
• Holiday decorations and bunting for street
lights will be provided by the city.

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 HUMANE OFFICER

Animal control services will be provided by the

city.
A humane officer will be available to provide
services in our communities.
Removal of strays
Abandoned litters.
Vicious Dogs

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 MANUFACTURED AND
MOBILE HOMES
• Manufactured homes are permitted and welcome
in the city of Dunbar
• Existing manufactured and mobile homes will stay
in their current location
• In place prior to annexation “they can remain”.
• No problem

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 COMMUNITY IDENTITY

• Institute will still be called Institute

• West Dunbar will still be called West Dunbar
• Pinewood will still be called Pinewood
• For example: Kanawha City, South Hills, West
Side, East Side.

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 NEW JOBS

• New Police Officers - 4 recommended

• New Firefighters – 6 recommended
• New Trash Collectors- 3 recommended
• New Street maintenance workers- 2
recommended.

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 ABANDONED HOUSES,
CARS AND TRUCKS
• Old houses, cars and trucks can be a health and
safety hazard if not properly maintained
• Riddance of abandoned /dilapidated houses in the
community
• Riddance of abandoned/dilapidated cars and
trucks in the community
• This can be a lengthy process

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 ZONING PROTECTION

• Businesses are welcomed in our community

• Zoning provides a balance between the interests of
residents and businesses in a community.
• Zoning protects and enhances the property values
for residents and business owners alike.
• Zoning provides guidance for land use and
development.
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STORM WATER DRAINAGE

• We currently do not have a storm water

system in our community
• Heavy rains produce ponding and basement
flooding in some areas
• The city will attempt to secure funds to
install a comprehensive storm water system

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 ANNEXATION WILL
• Make our communities safer and cleaner
• Enhance the quality of life throughout
• Provide for future generations
• Give voice to our residents
• Add value to our homes and property
• Make our communities a better place to
live, work, and play for years to come
 AT THE END OF THE DAY
• We all want what is best for our
communities
• Listened to other points of view
• Maintained respect for each other
• We are neighbors first, last and always!

• Still friends 
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“That’s All Folks!!!”

THANK YOU
 PUBLIC HEARING

ANNEXATION
West Dunbar – Pinewood – Institute

WVSU
Davis Fine Arts Bldg
April 9th 2011
4:00pm