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Posted on: October 21, 2014

[ARCHIVED] City of Fairmont Selected for the Home Rule Pilot Program

FAIRMONT, WV- October 6, 2014- The West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Board today announced 16 additional municipalities have been selected for West Virginia’s Home Rule Pilot Program. The City of Fairmont will join

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