Belpre Police Chief Michael Stump, left, swore in new patrolman Adam Hinton, right, at Monday’s Belpre City Council meeting. Hinton, of Belpre, is a recent graduate of the Washington State College of Ohio’s Peace Officer Basic Academy. The Belpre Police Department is currently seeking to add one more patrolman position with an immediate position open. Candidates need to be certified by the Ohio Police Officer Training Commission(O.P.O.T.A. Certified). Interested applicants that are O.P.O.T.A. Certified can reach out to Stump at 740-423-7631 for further questions and the application process. Hinton is now the seventh officer currently at the Belpre Police Department that has graduated from Washington State College of Ohio’s Police Academy. Anyone interested in joining the Washington State College of Ohio’s Police Academy should contact Commander Scott Trussell at 740.885.5645 ext. 1540 or email at strussell@wscc.edu. (Photo provided)

BELPRE — The city of Belpre is purchasing the location of a former business on Washington Boulevard to move some of the water department’s equipment and operations.

During Monday’s regular meeting, Belpre City Council unanimously approved the third reading of a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a purchase agreement with Badger Lumber Co. Inc. of Parkersburg for its Belpre location.

Mayor Susan Abdella said the price for the property as listed in the resolution is $925,000. The city will be relocating some of its services to the site, she said.

Council also approved the second reading of an ordinance authorizing the Belpre Auditor to create a new account for the city water reclamation plant.

First readings were approved on motions for a supplemental appropriation, amending the sewer charge ordinance and authorizing the mayor to apply for grants through the Ohio Division of Natural Resources for park improvements. Additional readings will be held at future council meetings.

Abdella and Police Chief Michael Stump swore in a new officer with the Belpre Police Department at Monday’s meeting, Adam Hinton. Stump also recognized Sgt. Jason Campbell and Patrolman Jesse Whittington for reaching 10 years of service with Belpre and Patrolman Olivia Alloway and Patrolman Warren Moyer for celebrating one year and completing their probationary period with the police department.

The Utility Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 20 and the Rules Committee will meet at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 20.

Washington County Commissioner Eddie Place attended Monday’s meeting in Belpre and announced the approval of a $500,000 grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to help with city projects, including the Rockland Lift Station rebuilding project, according to Abdella.