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Trees a growing issue on High Street

MORGANTOWN — There are large and growing problems taking root in downtown Morgantown.  More accurately, they were planted there.  Assistant City Manager Emily Muzzarelli said the trees incorporated as part of the High Street streetscape project completed in 2013 were “a ...

City to help calm traffic with speed cushions

MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is emphasizing the "calm" in traffic calming as part of this summer’s paving plan.  Gone are the days of speed bumps, which are not calm and sound borderline illegal. Speed humps? Even worse.  Enter the speed cushion.  Morgantown ...

City gets good news heading into close of 2023 fiscal year

MORGANTOWN — City of Morgantown Finance Director Kevin Tennant had some good news for city council during its most recent regular session.  About $1.1 million worth of good news to be specific.  Tennant explained the finance department has been doing some spring cleaning, ...

Council and a manager or a mayor?

We would like to thank everyone who participated in our survey from last Sunday. We received 26 responses and eight comments. Only one person chose to have their response be considered for a letter to the editor, but we’ll share some of our other respondents’ thoughts.  (A quick ...

Can change in city gov’t style attract voters?

On the eve of the eve of the city council election (which will be Tuesday), we find ourselves reflecting on Morgantown’s city government.  The last couple years have been particularly tumultuous, with claims that the city manager doesn’t live in the city and an attempt to recall ...