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Public hearingAgenda, City of Fairmont“Introduction of Petition by Staff” is listed under Public Hearing Format on the Planning Commission September 2026 agenda for September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM (City of Fairmont). The item is scheduled as a public hearing;
Public hearingAgenda, City of Fairmont“Petitioner Presentation” is listed under Public Hearing Format on the Planning Commission September 2026 agenda for September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM (City of Fairmont). The item is scheduled as a public hearing; residents
Public hearingAgenda, City of Fairmont“Staff Comments and Recommendations” is listed under Public Hearing Format on the Planning Commission September 2026 agenda for September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM (City of Fairmont). The item is scheduled as a public hearing;
Public hearingAgenda, City of Fairmont“Closing of Public Hearing / Discussion Among Commissioners” is listed under Public Comments And Questions on the Planning Commission September 2026 agenda for September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM (City of Fairmont). The item i
Planning Commission September 2026 (City of Fairmont) is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM. Public hearings: Introduction of Petition by Staff; Petitioner Presentation; Staff Comments and Recommendat
City Council Meeting (City of Fairmont) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM.
“Adoption, Ordinance Authorizing The Issuance By The City Of Fairmont Of Not More Than $4,000,000 In Aggregate Principal Amount Of Sewerage System Design Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2026 A, For The Purposes Of Tempor
City Council Meeting (City of Fairmont) took place on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM at COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Public hearing: Ordinance Authorizing The Issuance By The City Of Fairmont Of Not More Than $4,000,000 In Agg
City Council Meeting (City of Fairmont) took place on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM.
West Virginia
The biggest of 18 updates to Fairmont’s public record this month; 3 public meetings in the next three weeks.
Matches the US median of 48
Steady. Records are moving at a typical pace for an area this size.
Development records: not yet available for Fairmont. The city does not publish its permit and land-use cases in a form we can read yet, so this page shows meetings, hearings and agenda items only. We add development records as soon as a city opens them up.
The next public meeting in Fairmont is the City Council on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM.
The next public hearing in Fairmont is on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM: Introduction of Petition by Staff.
1 zoning or land-use policy change is in progress in Fairmont: rezonings, code amendments and comprehensive-plan updates, from the city's official records.
Records updated Sep 2, 2026 · every record names its official source · www.fairmontwv.gov/.
median of 10 similar-size cities in WV
From the Census Bureau's survey of local government finances, which classifies every city's own accounts the same way; utilities and enterprise funds are included where the city runs them. Compared with the median mix of similar-size cities in the same state - a description of how the money is allocated, not a judgement of it. Read from the Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances.
Every number is the district’s own reporting: the yearly series and peer median come from its filings to the U.S. Census Bureau (all funds, comparable nationwide); the most recent school year comes from its filing to the state (General Fund) - two scopes, shown separately, never mixed. Dollars are divided by the district’s enrollment; the peer median is a size cohort, not a ranking. This is spending, never a rating of schools.
What the council decides, from the minutes - counts and roll calls, never a rating.
Checking the city’s meeting portal…
By reported crime, Fairmont recorded more reported offenses than similar-size communities in 2025 - Low on AreaMatter's community-safety measure. In 2025, Fairmont's police reported 71 violent offenses (about 1 for every 253 residents) and 215 property offenses (about 1 for every 84 residents) to the FBI. Counts are what agencies reported; practices differ between agencies and years.
Violent offenses are down 30% since 2021 and property offenses are down 27% since 2021, by the rates Fairmont's police reported to the FBI (population-adjusted, complete reporting years only).
In FY2022, Fairmont spent $1,338 per resident. The biggest shares went to sewer, water & waste (48%), fire (16%), police (14%). Figures are the Census Bureau's own survey of local government finances.
In FY2022, Fairmont raised $2,003 per resident, mostly from sales & other taxes (26%), state & federal aid (23%), charges & fees (21%).
Marion Co Sch Dist spends $16,203 per student, from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
50 (Limited). It describes what official records show about responsiveness, safety and spending; it never ranks governments or predicts anything. For scale, the median across covered US cities is 48.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM.
Each agenda published by the city states how to comment (in person, in writing, or online); AreaMatter shows those instructions on every meeting page and links the official agenda.
The venue is printed on each agenda; AreaMatter shows it on the meeting page when the city publishes it.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Introduction of Petition by Staff; Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Petitioner Presentation; Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Staff Comments and Recommendations.
A public hearing is the part of a meeting where anyone can testify on the item. The agenda gives the sign-up and written-comment rules; AreaMatter shows them on the hearing page and links the official notice.
Yes - BZA Agenda - September 2026.