MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved increased salaries for the county’s elected officials, as well as an adjustment to the sheriff’s commission on taxes, in accordance with […]
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Mon Commission requests a meeting with East End Village players
MORGANTOWN – “We need some collaborative wins,” former Morgantown Mayor Ron Dulaney said in November 2020. Dulaney’s comments were an expression of optimism as Morgantown City Council, the Monongalia County […]
Commission seeking greater input on Mon EMS Board of Directors
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission has asked the Monongalia Emergency Medical Services Board of Directors to consider changes to its bylaws that would give the commission increased representation on […]
Commission renews effort to recoup tax proceeds from board of education
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission said it intends to contact the Monongalia County Board of Education for a second time regarding just over $189,000 in tax proceeds that were […]
East End Village project needs to align financing ‘or radically change’
MORGANTOWN – Six years ago, the Monongalia County Development Authority financed $11.8 million to purchase 10 acres of property for redevelopment on the doorstep of downtown Morgantown along Richwood Avenue. […]
County moves to capture sales taxes on 7 Brew Coffee, Planet Fitness in UTC
MORGANTOWN – A representative of Planet Fitness said Wednesday that a second Monongalia County location of the popular fitness chain is anticipating an early September opening in the University Town […]
Jail bill: Grants paused, prosecutors added as county ‘looks at everything’
MORGANTOWN – With jail bill costs estimated to end up $1 million over budget in the current fiscal year, and a 31% increase in the daily rate charged to counties […]
Contingency fund still a hot issue between commission, fire association
MORGANTOWN – It’s been a sticking point from the start. In October 2024, the Monongalia County Commission formalized the distribution method through which it would disperse state funds coming in […]
WVU Hospitals meets the county’s asking price, $6 million for 2.25 acres
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday took receipt of a single $6 million offer to purchase the approximately 2.25 acres that’s been the longtime home of the Monongalia […]
‘Pushing the panic button’: County jail cost projections $1 million over budget
MORGANTOWN – “We’re pushing the panic button,” Monongalia County Commissioner Sean Sikora said. “We have to get a handle on this.” The comments came in response to recent projections indicating […]
