MORGANTOWN – As it does the first meeting each year, the Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday selected a president from among its ranks. As it has multiple times during his 13 years in office, the body tapped Western District representative Tom Bloom to spend the next 12 months in ...
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security’s Division of Administrative Services has informed the Monongalia County Commission that the cost of housing arrestees in the North Central Regional Jail is going up. Counties are responsible for costs incurred by the state ...
MORGANTOWN – In one of its few non-unanimous votes in recent memory, the Monongalia County Commission split 2-1 Wednesday in favor of purchasing .5 acres of property that once held The Salvation Army building and thrift store. Commissioner Tom Bloom voted against the move. The county ...
MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Utility Board has repeatedly asked the county to make an immediate payment of $1,374,985.80 for water and sewer upgrades serving areas including the WestRidge development and the greater Chaplin Hill area. On Wednesday, the Monongalia County Commission said ...
MORGANTOWN – It appears as if the Monongalia County Commission is jumping on an opportunity to purchase property in downtown Morgantown. As part of the commission’s regular Wednesday agenda, the body is scheduled to take up the purchase of five parcels totaling one-half acre from ...
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission is making a dramatic change in the way it offers health insurance to its employees. In successive votes Friday, the body unanimously approved the cancellation of its group health insurance through Highmark WV in favor of an Individual ...