The Moorefield Town Council has set Sunday, December 3, 2023, as the date for the annual Christmas parade. Line up for the parade will begin at the Moorefield Town Park on Spring Avenue at 3:30 PM. The parade will proceed west on Spring Avenue and turning left onto Main Street. The parade will continue south until it reaches the downtown stoplight and then turning west onto Winchester. The parade will end on Town Run Road. After the parade, there will be festivities at the corner of Winchester and Main in the parking lot. The annual tree lighting will take place, hosted by the Moorefield Lions Club. After the tree lighting, there will be a nativity scene, Christmas songs and carols, and food trucks. If you are interested in participating in the Christmas parade, please contact the Town Office at 304-530-6142 or send us and email at townofmfld@hardynet.com. We encourage local churches, organizations, and businesses to participate in this event.
SUBJECT: Grants Available to Save and Preserve Historic Buildings in West Virginia
ELKINS, WVa. – The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia – the statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to historic preservation in the Mountain State – recently announced it is accepting grant applications for its Saving Historic Places Grant. The purpose of the Saving Historic Places grant program is to save certified historic buildings in rural communities from demolition by neglect. Funding will be provided for building emergencies, building stabilization, and pre-development costs.
“The Alliance created the Saving Historic Places Grant Program in 2019, to provide funding to help communities save the places that matter most to them,” explained Danielle Parker, executive director for the Alliance. Parker confirmed that in 2021, the Alliance received a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior to expand this program, and in 2022, over $400,000 were awarded to projects statewide. However, funds are still available totaling $60,000 for this Round 2 application period. Completed grant applications are due Friday, November 17, 2023.
To qualify for this grant, buildings must either be individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places or listed as a contributing building in a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. “Eligible applicants for this program include just about everyone from business owners to nonprofit organizations and municipalities,” explained Parker. Eligible costs should focus on stabilizing the building to prevent further degradation and can include but are not limited to roof replacement, masonry repointing, foundation treatment, and window rehabilitation. To review the full guidelines for the Saving Historic Places Grant and to download an application form, visit https://www.pawv.org. Call 304-642-0693 if you have trouble accessing this information on the website.
The objective of the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization grant program is to support the rehabilitation of historic properties at the National, State, and local level of significance in order to rehabilitate, protect, and foster economic development in rural communities (less than 50,000 population) through subgrants which come from States, Tribes, Certified Local Governments, and non-profits able to support a competitive subgrant program. This program will fund preservation projects for historic sites to include architectural/engineering services (not to exceed 20% of the grant award) and physical preservation.
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Danielle Parker (she/her)
Executive Director
Please find attached a copy of our new Town License Application.
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The meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, 2023, will be held at the Moorefield Municipal Water plant at 7:00 PM. The address of the plant is 187 Water Plant Drive. Please find attached the agenda for the meeting.
Please find attached a copy of a fillable utility application. This form can be brought in to the office or emailed back to us. Thank you.
