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 ...
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, ...
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 -- The city of Morgantown, the town of Star City and the Monongalia County Commission have each canceled their regularly scheduled meetings this week. Just after 8:30 a.m. Monday, an updated Morgantown City Council agenda was posted on the city of Morgantown’s website ...
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 ...
MORGANTOWN -- If there were lingering questions about whether the city’s April election would shift the dynamics within Morgantown City Council, they were answered in about 75 seconds Tuesday evening. As the new council’s first order of business, it split 4-3 in selecting 5th Ward ...