MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission ran through a light agenda during its final regular meeting of 2018.
At the request of Assessor Mark Musick, the commission approved a letter to the West Virginia Tax Department pertaining to an error identified regarding real estate parcels and minerals in the county.
When Musick contacted the state about the issue, he was notified that a letter from the commission was required as the state already issued its “10 percent” letters, or letters notifying individuals who will see assessment increases of 10 percent or more.
Patrick Tenney, of the county assessor’s office, offered an explanation.
“The state, specifically, is still working on a lot of mineral values, which requires our office to go back through and make changes, as well,” Tenney said. “What this letter will do is allow us to continue to do that up until we do our certificates of value.”
In other county news, the commission plans to reach out to outgoing Delegate Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, about serving on the W.Va. 2 and Interstate 68 Authority. The commission was contacted by the body’s executive director, Senator Charles Cle-ments, R-Wetzel, about the potential appointment.
The Legislature created the authority in 1997. It is comprised of two representatives from each of the following counties: Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, Monongalia and Marion.
The authority focuses on widening W.Va. 2 from Parkersburg to Chester to a four-lane highway, and extending I-68 from north-central West Virginia westward to the Ohio Valley.
Lastly, the commission approved requisition No. 14 totaling $1,260 to Municap for the University Town Centre development district improvement bond, Series 2017 administrative expense fund.
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