City Council Meeting - 2nd Meeting, July 20, 2026
Approves Resolution 26-090 - Animal sheltering agreement with Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association, unanimous
What happened
This Charleston City Council meeting contained little land-use business; the most substantive real-estate item was the adoption of Resolution 26-084, authorizing the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority (CURA) to develop and implement a blight-elimination plan for a roughly 38-prop…
- Jurisdiction
- Charleston, WV
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Bill 8082 - Staunton Avenue SE stop sign changes
Bill to amend and reenact ordinance 1800 (passed 1976), removing the designation of Staunton Avenue Southeast as an established through street and adding two stop signs at the intersection of Staunton Avenue SE and 44th Street SE. Passed through rules and ordinance/planning streets and traffic with unanimous vote. Adopted 23 yeas.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This Charleston City Council meeting contained little land-use business; the most substantive real-estate item was the adoption of Resolution 26-084, authorizing the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority (CURA) to develop and implement a blight-elimination plan for a roughly 38-prop…
Key Decisions (9)
Bill 8082 - Staunton Avenue SE stop sign changes
Resolution 26-084 - CURA blight elimination plan for East End
Resolution 26-085 - FY2026-2027 general fund budget amendment
Resolution 26-086 - Fire Department station renovation change orders
Resolution 26-087 - Downtown BID lighting improvement project
Resolution 26-088 - Sidewalk improvement project
Resolution 26-089 - Paving of federal-aid non-state routes
Resolution 26-090 - Animal sheltering agreement with Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association
Resolution 26-091 - Paramedic training MOU with Mount West CTC
Market Signals (4)
Sentiment
Public testimony cited widespread abandoned/blighted homes and 'Tent City' encampments…
Infrastructure
The city is leveraging significant federal/state matching funds through RIC…
Sentiment
Council members flagged a large backlog of abandoned/teardown properties on…
Commercial Demand
A chemical facility planned to incinerate plastic waste about 7…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: 11 councilmembers, a staff member, and 3 members of the public.
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