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‘Dangerous’ America 250 proclamation request prompts council comments

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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 […]

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Morgantown Council halts conversion therapy amendment amid backlash

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:09:26 +0000

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 […]

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Parks loom large in city council sales tax allocation debate

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:06:00 +0000

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 […]

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Downs: A decade in, city’s $3 weekly user fee out of step with costs

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:04:54 +0000

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 […]

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Morgantown Council adopts FY 2027 budget with no cuts to training center

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:20:43 +0000

MORGANTOWN – While cutting ties with the Morgantown Public Training Center has become a talking point during the city’s current budget process – and appears to have the support of […]

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Not if, but when: Council continues police training center discussion

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:38:50 +0000

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 […]

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Budget talks bring scrutiny to police training center expenses

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:10:16 +0000

MORGANTOWN – How long will the city of Morgantown continue to invest in the former Defense in Depth shooting range as a training center for the Morgantown Police Department? The […]

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Street food: Morgantown taking a look at mobile vendor regulations

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 01:41:00 +0000

MORGANTOWN – Morgantown City Hall’s meeting chamber was packed on Dec. 17, 2013, as concerned entrepreneurs and their supporters turned out overwhelmingly opposed to new laws regulating mobile vendors on […]

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Council splits 4-3, selects Trumble over Abu-Ghannam for mayor

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:57:37 +0000

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. […]

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Has Morgantown conducted its last standalone election?

Ben Conley/ The Dominion Post — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:05:42 +0000

MORGANTOWN — The current iteration of the Morgantown City Charter was approved April 29, 1977. Among the municipal powers and responsibilities outlined in the document are details explaining exactly when […]

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