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Waitman Street residents ask circuit court to review BZA decision

MORGANTOWN – Waitman Street residents Carolyn Wojcik and Justin Wojcik are petitioning the Monongalia County Circuit Court to review and reverse the December decision of the Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals regarding a West Virginia Sober Living facility at 201 Waitman Street. In late ...

Biafora sues Butcher claiming defamation and slander

MORGANTOWN – Developer David Biafora is suing Brian Butcher for $257,434.07 claiming Butcher, the city’s deputy mayor and Morgantown City Council’s 7th Ward representative, “made purposefully defamatory and slanderous statements motivated by his anti-capitalist desire to wreck the ...

Appeals complete, former Westover Elementary building to be razed

WESTOVER – The administrative and legal processes involving the former Westover Elementary School building on Morrison Street have run their course. During Monday’s regular meeting of Westover City Council, Public Works Director Jason Stinespring said the issue is now down to who will ...

Longtime city employee claims 'systematic culture of racism'

MORGANTOWN -- A longtime employee with the city of Morgantown has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming, among other things, the city has failed to honor a previous settlement agreement and continues to foster a “systematic culture of racism.” Lamar Johnson, a 24-year employee of ...

Morgantown facing second lawsuit tied to former deputy director

MORGANTOWN -- The city of Morgantown is facing a second lawsuit claiming it failed to take appropriate corrective action in response to harassment alleged against its former deputy director of engineering & public works. Dan Fluharty, whose tenure with the city lasted about six months ...

Lawsuit: City failed to stop sexual harassment

MORGANTOWN -- A lawsuit filed Jan.30 in Monongalia County Circuit Court claims the city of Morgantown failed to take “meaningful corrective action” to stop sexual harassment in its engineering and public works department despite known issues. The suit was filed by Engineering ...