GRANVILLE – Come July 1, shoppers and diners frequenting the numerous University Town Centre businesses will start seeing a small, additional charge when it comes time to settle up. That’s the date Granville’s 1% municipal sales tax takes effect. Mayor Patty Lewis said the town is ...
MORGANTOWN – Should Morgantown City Council remove the restrictions on spending tied to the city’s 1% sales tax? If you’re representing the interests of BOPARC, the answer to that question is likely a resounding no. And that was the answer provided by Councilor Jenny Selin and ...
MORGANTOWN -- With more than $25 million worth of projects ramping up, in progress or recently completed, it’s hard to believe that just over five years ago, BOPARC was buried under a seemingly insurmountable pile of deferred maintenance projects. Old facilities and, at best, meager cash ...
MORGANTOWN -- The city of Morgantown collected more than $10 million in sales taxes in the current fiscal year. It’s the first time collections have reached eight digits since the city utilized Home Rule to implement the additional 1% tax in 2020. Earlier this week, Morgantown City ...
GRANVILLE — Mayor Patty Lewis said she’s currently projecting the implementation of a 1% sales tax to take effect Jan. 1 in Granville. The town received permission to do so late last month, when the West Virginia Home Rule Board made it the third Home Rule community in Monongalia ...
MORGANTOWN - Have businesses across West Virginia been collecting sales taxes for municipalities they’re not located in? The answer to that question is almost certainly yes. Evidence shows it’s been happening here. During a recent presentation of the city’s proposed $45.4 ...