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Carryover accounting leaves Morgantown $3.2 million short

MORGANTOWN -- The city of Morgantown is freezing 59% of its financial stabilization fund — representing $2 million — as a last-resort contingency measure in light of a $3,237,685 budget shortfall. The issue comes down to carryover. When the city passed its $45.3-million general fund ...

Local officials ready to work alongside new WVU president

MORGANTOWN — Cheek to jowl. That’s how former WVU President Gordon Gee once described the relationship between the university and the city of Morgantown. The imagery speaks of a connection that steps beyond mere proximity and into the realm of symbiosis — different animals, ...

City, county leaders tout positive working relationship

MORGANTOWN — It takes a couple minutes to walk from Morgantown City Hall to the Monongalia County Courthouse, but there have been times when leadership within the two buildings seemed a world apart. Issues like the creation of the city’s Falling Run TIF district, county support for ...

Morgantown Airport receives FAA grant for planning effort

MORGANTOWN -- The Federal Aviation Administration has asked the Morgantown Municipal Airport to undertake a planning process that will consider additional safety components needed at the north end of the airport’s runway. During the most-recent meeting of Morgantown City Council, the ...