He graduated from Parkersburg High School in 2002 and received a master’s in business administration and a doctorate in physical therapy before taking over his family’s business. Hargus owns and operates First Settlement Physical Therapy, a local business with 190 employees. “It is a wonderful place to put something. “We have to do the right kind of things to make that happen.”Ĭolombo wants to see a housing evaluation done to see what is available and possibly spur more development.Ī proposed project to extend waterlines to Fort Boreman Hill might open areas for development, he said, adding the roads are already there for access and more. “We have people looking for space to be able to come in and create jobs. “West Virginia is for expansion,” Colombo said. The commission regularly works with people looking to come to the area and West Virginia. 50 will be a state-of-the-art facility with room for expansion and storage. The new Wood County 911 Center, being built at the former Suddenlink building at the intersection of Interstate 77 and U.S. “I think the center encompasses flexibility,” Colombo said The facility will house the county maintenance garage as well as provide space to hold large scale vaccine/flu shot programs, large-scale food distribution events, socially distanced court proceedings and more depending on need. He talked about the new 34,000-square-foot Wood County Resiliency Center being built on the grounds of the old jail.

“This is the effort of the whole team,” he said. It is up a little bit this year, but the county had four to five years where it was maintained at almost the same level, Colombo said. The commission has worked on maintaining level insurance for several years. He talked about how the commission has refinanced everything that can be refinanced, they have improved the county’s jail bill by auditing past bills and finding credits, but prices are still going up.

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