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Weirton Officials Lift Boil Order for Parts of City

As crews continue their work to fully restore Weirton’s water system, city officials are reminding residents there are options available to keep them informed during emergency situations.

As of Wednesday morning, boil orders had been lifted for much of the city, with the exception of neighborhoods in the Weirton Heights area. The mandatory conservation order remained in place.

As the situation continues, officials are cautioning residents to making certain the information they see is coming from official sources, and asking for patience.

“People want information immediately, but sometimes things don’t change that quickly,” City Manager Mike Adams said.

Alluding to the sharing of information through social media, officials encouraged residents to double-check the details of what they are seeing.

“There’s a lot of misinformation being passed around,” Mayor Dean Harris said, specifically mentioning a parody page created to appear to be from the City of Weirton, which officials said could be confusing for some.

The official City of Weirton Facebook page is listed as “Weirton, West Virginia – City Government,” and can be found at www.facebook.com/cityofweirton/.

In addition, alerts may be found on the city’s website, cityofweirton.com.

Residents also have two methods of signing up for alerts, which then can be transmitted directly to them.

The city’s website includes an alert center, with residents able to register either their email address or cell phone number to be informed of situations involving city utilities, as well as some information from the Public Works Department and other general information.

The Weirton Area Water Board also is part of the Heads Up Community smartphone app system, with residents able to download the app to get alerts.

“All of these avenues are there to gain the information,” Utilities Director A.D. “Butch” Mastrantoni said.

Acknowledging there are residents who may not use such electronic communications, Harris said he already has been speaking with administration officials and members of city council to look into other avenues to communicate with the people of Weirton.

“We’re going to try to do better,” he said.

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