MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Monday committed the last of its American Rescue Plan Act money for a broadband project to expand service into the area of Gladesville […]
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Mon Commission closing out 2024 with broadband push
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Monday approved a pair of contracts with Comcast that will put some 20 miles of fiber network in place and make broadband available […]
A net positive: City, county support needle exchange program
MORGANTOWN — Difficult, counterintuitive, unsightly. Those were some of the words used by members of the Monongalia County Commission to describe Milan Puskar Health Right’s needle exchange program, known as […]
Commissioners, sheriff sued over pedestrian safety ordinance
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioners Tom Bloom, Sean Sikora and Jeff Arnett, as well as Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer, have been named as defendants in a lawsuit challenging the […]
County watching city’s handling of Republic rate request
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council appears ready to dig in its heels regarding a West Virginia Public Service Commission-approved rate hike being requested by the city’s contracted trash hauler, Republic […]
Mon Commission puts stipulations on WestRidge deadline extensions
MORGANTOWN — Reading between the lines, you get the impression that members of the Monongalia County Commission had a number of questions when they met in closed session with representatives […]
Mon Commission ‘does not and will not’ recognize union representation
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission declared in no uncertain terms on Wednesday that it will not negotiate with the United Mine Workers of America. The statement is a confirmation […]
County, Mon Health in talks regarding former MECAA 911 property
MORGANTOWN — In March, MECCA 911 moved into a new state-of-the-art facility overlooking the Monongahela River valley from a high atop the Morgantown Industrial Park. Now, Mon Health System is […]
Solar project in flux as county extends Longview PILT deadline
MORGANTOWN — In December 2020, the Monongalia County Commission finalized 30-year payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) agreements with subsidiaries of Longview Power anticipated to generate $60.7 million for use […]
UMWA: Commission playing ‘political football’
MORGANTOWN — On Oct. 2, Monongalia County Commission President Sean Sikora indicated the commission would be willing to “have a conversation” with representatives of the United Mine Workers of America […]
