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. Two years ago, the MCDA joined Dave Biafora, the project’s master developer, ...
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 Centre. The new gym will be located at 1001 Mountaineer Drive, at the former site ...
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 ...