MORGANTOWN — In December 2020, the Monongalia County Commission finalized 30-year payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) agreements with subsidiaries of Longview Power anticipated to generate $60.7 […]
Author: Ben Conley, The Dominion Post
UMWA: Commission playing ‘political football’
MORGANTOWN — On Oct. 2, Monongalia County Commission President Sean Sikora indicated the commission would be willing to “have a conversation” with representatives of the United Mine […]
Right of way snag delays Health Right move
MORGANTOWN — A lot can happen in 12 days. On Oct. 17, Milan Puskar Health Right Executive Director Laura Jones told The Dominion Post she was “very […]
Morgantown BZA clears liquor licenses for two downtown businesses
MORGANTOWN — In consecutive meetings this fall, the Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals has approved the “restaurant, private club” designation for two new additions to downtown Morgantown. […]
Halfway through early voting, 20% of county voters have cast ballots
Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney said 13,434 voters, or roughly 20% of the registered voters in the county, have cast ballots through the first five days of […]
City’s police review board looking to clarify scope and function
MORGANTOWN — The powers and duties of the Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board do not include investigations into specific incidents involving the city’s police officers. […]
MoCHA initiates 10-day extension for camping ban petition
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Coalition for Housing Action (MoCHA) has notified City Clerk Christine Wade that it intends to amend its petition to overturn the city’s camping ban. […]
Granville Home Rule application to include municipal sales tax
When business and occupation taxes were eliminated on new car sales beginning in July 2023, Granville took as big a hit as anyone. The town of less […]
County looking to spend the last of its ARPA broadband funds
MORGANTOWN — In a quarterly update to the Monongalia County Commission, Comcast Compliance Manager Dana Gossert explained the design of a $17.8 million broadband expansion project is […]
More than 1,000 signatures disallowed in effort to overturn camping ban
MORGANTOWN — More than 1,000 of the signatures collected in an effort to overturn Morgantown’s camping ban could not be verified by the city. According to the […]
