MORGANTOWN — There were concerns, Dr. Lee Smith admitted Wednesday to the Monongalia County Commission. As the county health officer, he’d spent a decade building the Monongalia County Health Department into the state’s largest in terms of employees, people served, and services ...
MORGANTOWN — After decades of discussion and debate, and many fruitless attempts to create some semblance of regulatory structure over development in the county, the Monongalia County Commission was all set to hold a first reading of a countywide subdivision and land division ordinance ...
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said Wednesday he’s not sure what’s changed at the West Virginia Division of Highways, or why, but he hopes it continues. Days after it was learned the DOH is reversing years of precedent by contracting some core maintenance ...
MORGANTOWN — As Monongalia County’s director of parks and recreation, J.R. Petsko knows just about every square foot of Camp Muffly, Chestnut Ridge and Mason-Dixon Historical Park. Admittedly, he’s far-less knowledgeable when it comes to making those spaces as welcoming as possible ...
MORGANTOWN — Despite holding the county’s base levy rates in place, the Monongalia County Commission anticipates a 15.38% jump in revenue in the next fiscal year. The commission on Wednesday passed a $44,244,654 spending plan for the 2025 fiscal year beginning July 1. As ...
MORGANTOWN — “I’m glad you guys are sitting down.” This is not what you want to hear when somebody is about to give you a number with a dollar sign in front of it. Granville Mayor Patty Lewis used the line to brace members of the Monongalia County Commission on ...