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Aug. 4 letters to the editor

Colebank grateful for community support It has taken me a few days of trying to find the words to describe the events of this past Friday. Hopefully I can do them justice. To start, thank you so much to Mayor Sharon Doyle for planning the spaghetti dinner for me. To all the people that ...

City's proposed camping ban leans on existing MPD policy

MORGANTOWN — At the heart of Article 1157 is General Order 339.  Article 1157, titled “camping on public property,” is the proposed citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property in Morgantown.  As the latest, and boldest, new ...

Morgantown church asks to lead non-congregate shelter project

MORGANTOWN — Inspired by mission work building similar structures in Honduras, a group from the Morgantown Church of Christ has come to the city proposing the construction of up to 50 non-congregate shelters as resources for the area's unhoused community.  Representatives from the ...

Council votes 4-3 to consider camping ban

MORGANTOWN -- The crowd was overwhelming, and the proceedings were, at times, a bit raucous by public meeting standards.  Even so, Morgantown City Council walked away from Tuesday’s committee of the whole session with a 4-3 vote in favor of considering Article 1157, which, if ultimately ...

Encampment ban discussion on Tuesday's city council agenda

MORGANTOWN — A citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property will be up for discussion when Morgantown City Council convenes for Tuesday’s committee-of-the-whole session.  Included on the posted meeting agenda is an ordinance creating a new article ...