LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION

NOTICE is hereby given by the Town Council of the Corporation of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, that it will hold a hearing on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. for public comment with regard to a Petition for Annexation pursuant to West Virginia Code § 8-6-4 filed by Earl Young, Samantha Young, Garry Shipley, and Michelle Shipley, who have petitioned for the annexation of two (2) contiguous parcels of real estate (the Property) containing 4.37 acres in the aggregate and located between the south side of High Street and the north side of River Road in the Shepherdstown Magisterial District and is contiguous with the municipal boundary of Shepherdstown.

The public hearing will be held as a portion of the February Town Council meeting (above date and time). 

Find full documentation of the "Young-Shipley Annexation Petition" right here. 

The Property was conveyed to the petitioners by deed dated September 8, 2023, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 1308, page 687. The Property has tax identification numbers 19-10-0003-0144-0000 and 19-10-0001-0088-0000.

The Petition is available at the above link, or by contacting Town Hall: telephone 304-876-2312, fax 304-876-1473, or email aboyd@shepherdstown.gov. Written comments can be submitted by mail to Town Hall at P.O. Box 248, Shepherdstown, WV 25443, or hand delivered to Town Hall at 104 North King Street, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.

All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing.

Amy Boyd
Town Clerk
Corporation of Shepherdstown