Councilors discussed drafting an ordinance to restrict the size or placement of vape shops downtown after reports of law‑enforcement problems at similar businesses; police warned about synthetic products and public safety risks.

Town officials said engineers revised capacity figures and expect the Public Service Commission to decide on a requested water moratorium within roughly three months; county commissioners have filed an appeal of the moratorium petition.

Public safety chief advised the council that county guidance recommended keeping footage '2 years and a day' and discussed tradeoffs between one-time storage payment vs. ongoing contract costs for legacy Axon footage and new Motorola cameras.

Grants committee member told council the town is tracking roughly $3,400,000 in grant requests and is researching funding to pursue streetscape phase 8, water plant upgrades and possible acquisition of the Lotus Building for historic preservation.

Council said an NPDES permit for rail‑trail wetland work lapsed and regulators added groundwater and stormwater requirements; the town must secure updated permits and contractor-prepared plans before bridge and habitat‑season work can proceed.

Council approved two water‑infrastructure contracts totaling $4,649,739 and unanimously passed a resolution authorizing negotiated acquisition — and eminent domain if necessary — for property and easements to support treatment-plant upgrades.

Facing near‑capacity filtration and pumping limits and multiple pending developments, Bath council voted to authorize the town attorney to file a temporary water-service-connection moratorium application with the West Virginia Public Service Commission.

Officials said a design contract for the Depot Trailhead is in place and that the town is waiting on state approvals and funding agreements for bridge work and remediation; construction contracts were targeted for spring, with remediation possibly in the fall if schedules align.