Elkins City Council (referred to in the city’s charter as “Elkins Common Council”) consists of ten members, two from each of the city’s five wards. Members are elected to four-year, staggered terms, such that one member from each ward faces reelection at each of the city’s biannual elections. (Elections are held on the first Tuesday of June in each odd-numbered year).
First Ward
Robert Chenoweth
City Council Member
Term: June 30, 2021 – June 30, 2025
208 Bridgewater Dr.
Elkins, WV 26241
304.614.2676 (mobile)
rchenoweth@cityofelkinswv.com
Judy Guye
City Council Member
Term: June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2023
107 Sylvester Dr.
Elkins, WV 26241
304.636.4763 (office)
jguye@cityofelkinswv.com
Second Ward
Lisa S. Severino
City Council Member
Term: June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2023 (appointed to vacancy)
106 Edgewood Lane
Elkins, WV 26241
304-614-3454 (mobile)
lseverino@cityofelkinswv.com
G. Michael Hinchman
City Council Member
Term: June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2023
116 White Oak Lane
Elkins, WV 26241
304.636.7139 (office)
mhinchman@cityofelkinswv.com
Third Ward
Chad R. Griggs
City Council Member
Term: June 30, 2021 – June 30, 2023
10 Kerens Hill
Elkins, WV 26241
530.521.6645 (mobile)
cgriggs@cityofelkinswv.com
Christopher C. Lowther
City Council Member
Term: June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2023
135 Heavner Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304.614.7970 (mobile)
clowther@cityofelkinswv.com
Fourth Ward
Nanci Bross-Fregonara
City Council Member
Term: June 30, 2021 – June 30, 2025
210 Boundary Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
(304) 516-4775 (mobile)
nbross-fregonara@cityofelkinswv.com
Marilynn Cuonzo
City Council Member
Term: –
160 Guy Street
Elkins, WV 26241
304.636.5900 (office)
mcuonzo@cityofelkinswv.com
Fifth Ward
David Parker
City Council Member
Term: June 30, 2021 – June 30, 2025
108 Henry Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
(304) 614-1669 (mobile)
dparker@cityofelkinswv.com
Linda Vest
City Council Member
Term: June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2023
915 S. Henry Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304.636.1220 (office)
lvest@cityofelkinswv.com
Role of the Mayor in the City Council
The mayor is elected on a separate ballot and presides over council meetings, although he or she may only vote in the event of a tie. The mayor does not have the authority to veto council action. In the absence or disability of the mayor, the city clerk performs any necessary mayoral duties.
