A public hearing will be held on Wednesday on the city’s application for participation in West Virginia’s Home Rule program, which would allow it to assess a 1% sales tax and issue immediate citations for public nuisances.

It also would change the manner in which the city can sell property acquired through non-payment of taxes.

The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. prior to Wellsburg Council’s regular meeting at 7 p.m., at which council is slated to consider the second and final reading for the application.

To be held at City Hall, the meeting was moved from its usual date because City Hall is closed on Tuesday for Veterans Day.

The application can be viewed at City Hall during its regular hours.

Established in 2007, the Home Rule program allows selected municipalities the ability to ado

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