MORGANTOWN – The feedback was not unexpected. In March, Morgantown City Council broached the topic of a potential increase to its $3 Safe Streets & Safe Community Fee – commonly […]
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Downs: A decade in, city’s $3 weekly user fee out of step with costs
MORGANTOWN – If Morgantown’s $3 Safe Streets & Safe Community Fee – often referred to as a user fee or service fee – had been adjusted for inflation since its […]
Morgantown pushing 2025 paving program to spring 2026
MORGANTOWN – In late July, Morgantown Staff Engineer Drew Gatlin conceded the city was “slightly behind” schedule in terms of its 2025 paving plan, but remained in position to get […]
Morgantown getting a late start on summer paving project
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is running behind schedule when it comes to its summer paving project in more ways than one. Morgantown City Council is expected to vote […]
Morgantown pedestrian plan contemplates $50 million investment
MORGANTOWN — Would you be willing to pay additional user fees if it resulted in historic investment in pedestrian infrastructure in Morgantown? Higher property taxes? Those are among the initial […]
Bill to exempt certain workers from city user fees sparks confusion but passes House committee
MORGANTOWN — A bill to exempt certain employees from municipal user fees advanced out of a House of Delegates committee Wednesday morning, but with concerns that it’s too vague and […]
House committe OKs bill to end city user fees that pay for police and fire services and street maintenance
MORGANTOWN – The House Political Subdivisions Committee once again passed a bill to end municipal user fees collected from all people who work inside municipal boundaries. User fees can be […]
Haws said user fee bill not a big concern as council gets first vote on budget
MORGANTOWN – When it comes to a bill sitting in the West Virginia House of Delegates Finance Committee that would eliminate employment-based municipal user fees, Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws […]
House bill ends employee-based city user fees; Morgantown stands to lose $4.5 million per year
MORGANTOWN – The city of Morgantown will lose about $4.5 million a year if a bill passed out of the House Political Subdivisions Committee on Wednesday makes it all the […]
