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 […]
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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 […]
Downs: A decade in, city’s $3 weekly user fee out of step with costs
MORGANTOWN – If Morgantown’s $3 Safe Streets & Safe Community Fee – often referred to as a user fee or service fee – had been adjusted for inflation since its […]
Not if, but when: Council continues police training center discussion
MORGANTOWN – Based on budget discussions held as part of Tuesday evening’s Morgantown City Council meeting, the central question pertaining to the Morgantown Public Safety Training Center is not if […]
City considering eminent domain to acquire Pennsylvania Ave properties
MORGANTOWN – In what’s been described as a “proactive measure,” Morgantown City Council has passed on first reading an ordinance that would allow the city to initiate eminent domain proceedings […]
BOPARC playground investment approaching $2 million
MORGANTOWN – In the corner of White Park stands a slide. It’s just kind of standing there the way slides do, making a triangle next to a pavilion and some […]
Morgantown making combined utilities a priority talking point
MORGANTOWN – It’s not pleasant to think about, but combined sewer overflows are a fact of life in Morgantown. A combined sewer overflow, or CSO, is a byproduct of a […]
We need to do something: Councilors urge action on affordable housing
MORGANTOWN — “We need to start seeing some results,” Morgantown City Councilor Mark Downs said during council’s recent committee of the whole session. Downs’ comments came in response to a […]
City, county leaders tout positive working relationship
MORGANTOWN — It takes a couple minutes to walk from Morgantown City Hall to the Monongalia County Courthouse, but there have been times when leadership within the two buildings seemed […]
Council splits 4-3, selects Trumble over Abu-Ghannam for mayor
MORGANTOWN — If there were lingering questions about whether the city’s April election would shift the dynamics within Morgantown City Council, they were answered in about 75 seconds Tuesday evening. […]
