The Dominion Post

Morgantown Staff Engineer Drew Gatlin recently told Morgantown City Council the city would need half a billion dollars to complete every sidewalk project on its wish list. It’s going to start with half a million. https://lnkd.in/e_iifziu

The APBP – its offices are on the second floor of the Aull Center, next to the Morgantown Public Library – was founded in 2004 and has sent out more than 70,000 books to inmates about 200 participating federal, state and local facilities in West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia and Tennessee, said APBP digital communications coordinator Lydia Welker. https://lnkd.in/ebr24KxM

The WVU vs. Texas Tech Rally Poster is out now! ?? Get your copy in today's edition of The Dominion Post. Special thank you to Breezeline for sponsoring this poster. #dominionpostwv #morgantownwv #wvufootball

Big morning for The Pride of West Virginia! Today, the WVU Marching Band takes the spotlight in the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City! It’s their first performance since 2016! ???? Photo Credit: Benjamin Powell #WVU #MarchingBand #ThanksgivingParade #PrideOfWestVirginia #WestVirginia

Imagine how difficult it must be to perfectly program timed traffic lights to optimize the flow of traffic in a densely populated urban area. Now imagine doing it from two cities over, or maybe 150 miles away. That, in a nutshell, is the setup when it comes to traffic lights in West Virginia. https://lnkd.in/eHzj2aEY

The state Public Service Commission has granted two Longview Power subsidiaries an extension on the timeline to start and complete construction of a combined-cycle gas-fired power plant adjacent to the Longview coal-fired plant. https://lnkd.in/eidRHX52

In the wake of last year’s academic transformation – which sent shock waves across the campus – WVU Interim Provost Paul Kreider gave the Board of Governors a look at the new Academic Unit Reporting Process. https://lnkd.in/eAaY63m7

The current count of letters of protest against the Hope Gas proposal to convert certain farm tap customers to propane or electricity is 73 – 71 in the case to convert them, two in the related case to abandon the gas lines in question. https://lnkd.in/eBuEE_7H

It now looks as if the temporary traffic lights planned for the I-79 Exit 155 off ramps might be operational by the end of next summer. An update was provided to the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board this week in response to member frustrations over the pace of the project. https://lnkd.in/eDAYcgr7

The city’s public works and maintenance garage has got a lot of problems. The HVAC runs on duct tape, and the building is no longer impenetrable by wind, rain or wayward cats. In other words, “It needs help,” Morgantown Director of Engineering and Public Works Damien Davis said. And the city has been trying to provide that help. https://lnkd.in/eYuxEdYU