MORGANTOWN — BOPARC’s Morgantown Ice Arena project as currently presented is off. Mylan Park is getting into the ice business. Those were the two major takeaways from […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
Mon County, MUB, WestRidge to evenly split Chaplin Hill upgrade costs
It appears as if the Monongalia County Commission, the Morgantown Utility Board and developer WestRidge have come up with a pretty straightforward formula to fund water and […]
Deadline passes for council candidates to register for Morgantown’s April 25 election
MORGANTOWN — Monday marked the deadline by which candidates for the April 25 Morgantown City Council election had to be filed as a candidate and turn their […]
‘The future of our downtown is more than its challenges’
MORGANTOWN — The issues facing the city’s downtown are Morgantown’s problem, but they’re not Morgantown problems. They’re the same problems confronting every city in every state in […]
Mountain Line looking at liquid propane as gasoline alternative
Late last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced nearly $1.7 billion to support state and local efforts to modernize aging transit fleets with […]
Mountain Line puts up local match for Fairmont Road sidewalk application
The Mountain Line Transit Authority is joining Westover’s effort to secure funding for a new stretch of sidewalk along Fairmont Road. The transit board voted unanimously this […]
BOPARC pushes vote on ice arena construction bid to special meeting
MORGANTOWN — They used words like “negligent,” “absurd,” and “crazy,” but the half dozen speakers who addressed the BOPARC Board of Directors on Wednesday were all basically […]
Mon Commission troubled by rumblings on Harmony Grove interchange
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Monongalia County Commission can see the writing on the wall. More accurately, they can hear the ringing phones in their pockets — […]
Ice arena costs climb toward $13 million as project awaits BOPARC approval
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Ice Arena project as currently presented seems to be approaching the point of no return. Morgantown City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted in […]
Substantial sewer rate increases in the pipeline for Westover customers
Westover City Council on Monday directed its Holland Avenue project team down a path that could potentially result in a 77% jump in sewer bills for city […]