MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Utility Board has repeatedly asked the county to make an immediate payment of $1,374,985.80 for water and sewer upgrades serving areas including the WestRidge development and […]
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WestRidge bankruptcy filing not reflective of TIF district’s health
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission has secured the services of legal counsel to represent its interests in the wake of the WestRidge bankruptcy filing. The commission approved an engagement […]
Mon Commission wants elected officials to back county HR office
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday they remain committed to standing up an independent human resources department for the county. They’re asking the county’s other elected officials to […]
County eliminating group insurance plan due to ‘unsustainable’ costs
MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission is making a dramatic change in the way it offers health insurance to its employees. In successive votes Friday, the body unanimously approved the […]
Nonprofit approaches county with $50,000 for Camp Muffly project
MORGANTOWN – In November 2024, the Monongalia County 4-H Youth Camp Commission was officially launched with the dual purposes of raising money for the betterment of Camp Muffly and working […]
Mon Commission approves agreement with Solar Holler
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved a purchase power agreement with West Virginia-based Solar Holler for a solar facility to be placed atop the Monongalia County Center […]
WestRidge Inc. files Chapter 11 as lenders push for receivership
MORGANTOWN — On Monday – the same day as a scheduled hearing on an emergency motion to place WestRidge Inc., WestRidge Land Holdings LLC and WestRidge Commons LLC in receivership […]
‘It’s a no-brainer’: Mon Commission opposes passthrough power lines
MORGANTOWN — “It solves a problem, but somebody else’s problem … And to be forced to accept this project without any benefit to our citizens while extremely impacting our citizens […]
City, county leaders tout positive working relationship
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 […]
Mon Commission ‘struggling to see a benefit’ from transmission project
MORGANTOWN — What direct benefit will NextEra’s MidAtlantic Resiliency Link power transmission project provide to Monongalia County and its residents in trade for clearing a 200-foot swath through up to […]
