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County's 'temporary' recycling fix ready for the bin

MORGANTOWN -- It was never meant to be permanent.  In 2014, after a confluence of events rapidly crippled the county-wide recycling program operated by the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority, the county commission set up a spartan, stop-gap effort to keep recycling available for ...

TIF expansion to add 85 acres near River Road schools

MORGANTOWN -- The expansion of the county’s Harmony Grove TIF district cleared an initial hurdle on Wednesday. The Monongalia County Commission held a public hearing and approved the submission of an application to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development that, if ultimately ...

Stormwater upgrades remain part of King's Court development

MORGANTOWN -- The Monongalia County Commission is stepping in to ensure stormwater improvements remain part of a development project in a historically flood-prone area. In a three-way agreement with the Morgantown Utility Board and RDR Properties LLC (Biaforas Inc.), the commission agreed ...

County commission hearing from frustrated trash customers

MORGANTOWN -- Unlike the city of Morgantown, Monongalia County has no real dog in the fight when it comes to trash collection. Whereas the city has an exclusive and enforceable contract with Republic Services, trash collection in the county is the purview of the West Virginia Public ...

Commissioners 'excited' about transportation leadership changes

MORGANTOWN -- Hope springs eternal in the hearts of Monongalia County Commissioners - at least when it comes to the county’s on-again, off-again relationship with the West Virginia Division of Highways brass. Members of the commission on Wednesday reacted to news that Jimmy Wriston is ...