Harpers Ferry held its municipal elections for Mayor, Recorder, and five Councilmembers on Tuesday, 8 June 2021. The following unofficial results were tabulated by the counting board (successful candidates' names are marked with an asterisk):
For MAYOR
For RECORDER
For COUNCILMEMBER
The Board of Canvassers will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, 14 June 2021 to determine the eligibility of provisional ballots and certify the results of the elections.
To maintain social distancing recommendations, in-person seating for the Board of Canvassers meeting will be limited to invited attendees only (Board members, candidates, the Zoom Webinar administrator, and a representative from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office). The meeting will be live-streamed for viewing by the general public on the Corporation of Harpers Ferry’s YouTube channel.
Until further notice, the Corporation of Harpers Ferry will hold meetings virtually via Zoom Webinar, which provides for public participation during public comment portions of a given meeting’s agenda. Alternatively, they may watch via YouTube video live-stream or listen by telephone. Click here for more information.
The Town Council of Harpers Ferry consists of the Mayor, Recorder, and five Council members, each elected for terms of two years in June of each odd-numbered year. The next elections will be held on Tuesday, 13 June 2023.
Regular monthly meetings of the Council are held at 7:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. Special meetings are scheduled as necessary. Notices of all meetings are posted at the Harpers Ferry Post Office, on the bulletin board outside the main door of Town Hall, and inside Town Hall. See the calendar of events at the right side of this page for other meetings and events.
Council appoints members to the various commissions and committees from a pool of citizen volunteers. Terms of appointed members expire regularly. Persons interested in serving the town government at this level should contact the Mayor or a Council member for further information. All meetings are open to the public and are held upstairs at Town Hall.
Mayor Wayne Bishop (mayor@harpersferrywv.us)
Recorder Kevin Carden (kevin.carden@harpersferrywv.us)
Councilmember Nancy Singleton Case (ncase@harpersferrywv.us)
Councilmember Barbara Humes (barbara.humes@harpersferrywv.us)
Councilmember Christian Pechuekonis (cpechuekonis@harpersferrywv.us)
Councilmember Jay Premack (jpremack@harpersferrywv.us)
Councilmember Ed Wheeless (ed.wheeless@harpersferrywv.us)
Office Coordinator Patricia Morse
Bookkeeper Debbi Kelly
Acting Town Clerk (vacant)
Water Clerk Angela Cummings
Ordinance Compliance Officer Kevin Hamilton
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Adopted 9 June 2007
Amended 30 August 2013
HOME RULE PLAN
November 2015
Annual Progress Report
December 2019
Corporation of
HARPERS FERRY
1000 Washington St
PO Box 217
Harpers Ferry WV 25425
Telephone: 304-535-2206
TOWN HALL
BUSINESS HOURS
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING NOTICES AND RECORDS
(Agendas, minutes, meeting documents, and audiovisual recordings – 2020 to present)
COUNCIL DOCUMENTS AND RECORDINGS
Click on the box below to view Town Council meeting documents and download audio recordings of meetings. (Note: Older audio recordings can be obtained from the Recorder.)
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