MORGANTOWN – “We need some collaborative wins,” former Morgantown Mayor Ron Dulaney said in November 2020. Dulaney’s comments were an expression of optimism as Morgantown City Council, the Monongalia County […]
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Trumble, Downs to lead council, body approves ‘hostile architecture’ ban
MORGANTOWN – As it does to begin the first meeting in July each year, Morgantown City Council selected its leadership on Tuesday. Danielle Trumble, representing the 5th Ward, will return […]
Keeping time: Restored High Street post clock unveiled
MORGANTOWN – A lot of folks know Charles McEwuen, the proprietor of Tanner’s Alley Leather and Design Studio, as a keystone of Morgantown’s downtown business community for the last five […]
Project underway to revitalize historic building on Morgantown riverfront
MORGANTOWN – A years’ long effort to bring new life to a 100-plus year-old building along Morgantown’s riverfront recently cleared an unexpected regulatory hurdle. During the most recent session of […]
CSO plan contemplates $150 million price tag, sewer rate increases
MORGANTOWN – What’s it going to take for the Morgantown Utility Board to bring its combined sewer discharges into area waterways under the threshold set by federal and state regulatory […]
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 […]
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 hopeful historic Easton Roller Mill will reopen to the public in June
MORGANTOWN – A nationally registered historic landmark recently acquired by the city of Morgantown is about to undergo its first city-led restoration effort. If all goes according to plan, the […]
