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 to house each individual in the state’s regional jails looming July 1, the Monongalia County Commission is leaving no stone ...
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 through the All-County Fire Protection Fund and the County Fire Protection Fund – both ...
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 County Health Department. It should come as little surprise that the lone offer was submitted by ...
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 the county is on pace to blow by the $2.2 million budgeted in the current fiscal ...
MORGANTOWN – Through ongoing projects with internet service providers Comcast and Frontier, the Monongalia County Commission has invested approximately $8 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars to bring county residents online. On Wednesday, the commission approved a pilot project ...
MORGANTOWN – As anticipated, the Monongalia County Commission will join its counterparts in Preston, Mineral and Hampshire counties in filing for intervenor status with the West Virginia Public Service Commission regarding the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link project. The commission has ...