FAIRMONT— Toward the end an exceptionally long four hour meeting on Monday evening, the Fairmont City Council held its Truth in Taxation hearing and discussed its 2025 budget and levy. The council was able to adopt the levy at a smaller increase than was expected. City Finance Director, Paul Hoye, said typically the council adopts a levy that is pretty inline with what it sets as the preliminary levy in September, which this year was a 9.1 percent increase. However, he said due to several factors, namely a reduction in premiums for property liability insurance and worker’s comp ...