POINT PLEASANT — On Saturday Pleasant Valley Hospital will celebrate 50 years of operation.

During Thursday’s Mason County Commission meeting, commissioners honored PVH by presenting a resolution to commemorate the occasion. The resolution emphasized the importance of PVH to Mason County.

Commissioner Rick Handley read the resolution, which states that “Mason County has been greatly enriched by Pleasant Valley Hospital.” In addition, the resolution recognized the hospital for being one of the largest employers in the area, and praised PVH for offering a variety of services to the citizens of Mason County.

“The Mason County Commission recognizes Pleasant Valley Hospital and its employees for reaching their 50th anniversary and extends best wishes for continued success,” Handley said.

Al Lawson, JD, FACHE, President and CEO of PVH, said that he was grateful for the commission’s continued support of the hospital. He also praised the commission for helping the hospital expand their services over the years.

In other business:

• Mason County Clerk Diana Cromley and County Administrator John Gerlach reported that they met with auditors regarding purchase cards. According to Gerlach, the cards are through Visa and if the county utilized them purchases could be seen and bills could be paid online. Baird suggested that the card issue be placed on the next meeting’s agenda.

• Gerlach reported that he contacted a representative from the Project Lifesaver organization to possibly come speak at the upcoming commission meeting.

• Gerlach reported that progress on the courthouse steps is going very well, and that the stone will be put on the steps soon. According to Gerlach, the project should be complete by early October.

• Commissioners unanimously agreed to select David Hall to serve on the Building Commission Board.

• Commissioners discussed the status of the bridge, which is located between Anniston and Brooke Drive in Point Pleasant. According to Commissioner Miles Epling, EMS trucks, garbage trucks and mail trucks will no longer cross the bridge due to safety issues. However, because the bridge is privately owned the commission, state and City of Point Pleasant are unable to fix it.

• At 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 the commission will be investigated by a representative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to Gerlach, the investigation is due to a complaint filed by a company that wanted to put in a senior housing facility in the Grand View Area. In order for the company to get a tax credit on the facility, they needed commissioners to write a letter of support.

However, due to the location of where the facility would go, which would be away from services, commissioners did not sign the letter. The company then filed a complaint with HUD due to this.

• Commissioners set the October meeting dates for 4 p.m. Oct. 15 and 4 p.m. Oct. 22. They unanimously agreed to cancel the Oct. 29 meeting.

• The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

The next meeting will be 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.