MORGANTOWN – “Hold on to this photo,” Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom joked Wednesday evening outside the Mon County Center. “It may never happen again.” Regardless of what comes […]
Tag: Danielle Trumble
Parade returning as part of Morgantown’s July 4th festivities
MORGANTOWN – Between us, Morgantown Mayor Danielle Trumble isn’t overly fond of parades. She said so herself. But she also wasn’t overly fond of the fact that Morgantown hadn’t recognized […]
‘Dangerous’ America 250 proclamation request prompts council comments
MORGANTOWN – Proclamations submitted for recognition by Morgantown City Council come with an understanding that the decision about whether those requests see the light of day falls to the discretion […]
Morgantown Council halts conversion therapy amendment amid backlash
MORGANTOWN – The second reading of an amendment to Article 153 of city code pertaining to the ban of conversion therapy involving minors was not on Morgantown City Council’s agenda […]
City hopeful federal support will boost runway extension project
MORGANTOWN – In March, the Morgantown Municipal Airport runway extension project surpassed five years under construction. It’s a notable anniversary as the city initially expected the whole thing would be […]
Money talks: City welcomes public to weigh in on fiscal sustainability
MORGANTOWN – The feedback was not unexpected. In March, Morgantown City Council broached the topic of a potential increase to its $3 Safe Streets & Safe Community Fee – commonly […]
Councilors: Red tape is stifling progress, costing the city money
MORGANTOWN – Inconsistent and overly burdensome. Members of Morgantown City Council said people looking to develop or undertake improvement projects within the city are too often met with an administrative […]
Grant sought for Deckers Creek runoff project below Stanley’s Spot Dog Park
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Water Research Institute is looking to partner with Friends of Deckers Creek and BOPARC on a fecal coliform abatement project focusing on runoff from Stanley’s […]
Parks loom large in city council sales tax allocation debate
MORGANTOWN – Should Morgantown City Council remove the restrictions on spending tied to the city’s 1% sales tax? If you’re representing the interests of BOPARC, the answer to that question […]
City continues to contemplate the future of its self-funded insurance plan
MORGANTOWN – The city of Morgantown has more questions than answers when it comes to the future of its self-funded employee insurance plan. Will the recent trend of rising costs […]
