Monongalia County chooses vendor to help develop broadband plan By
May 16, 2021 - 4:50 pm
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. The Monongalia County Commission is moving forward with a plan to expand broadband in the county.
The commission recently chose Ohio-based Ice Miller Whiteboard to do the job.
Sean Sikora
There were 10 companies interested and their proposals were reviewed by the county’s broadband committee. Monongalia County Commissioner Sean Sikora said Ice Miller Whiteboard an company called Entry Point were the top candidates.
“We’re looking at really trying to provide what we’re asking for,” Sikora said. “At that point we did a scoring from the orals that led to the top two vendors we have been left with.”
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MCHD price gouging concerns passed on to state insurance commissioner
Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV)
Feb. 18 MORGANTOWN In November, Monongalia County Health Officer
Lee Smith said he believed the health department s insurance provider was using COVID-19 as an excuse to engage in price gouging after the MCHD s essential liability insurance jumped 46 %, from
$30, 038 to
Monongalia County Commission sought the opinion of Attorney General
Patrick Morrisey s office, which has now passed the issue to the West Virginia Insurance Commissioner.
A
Jan. 28 letter from Assistant Attorney General
Laurel Lackey indicated that insurance premiums are not covered under the state s price gouging statute. Although
Dr. Smith s concerns do not fall under our purview, we believe it would be appropriate for the
PILOT agreements with Longview Power up for vote this week By
December 13, 2020 - 8:40 pm
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Payment in lieu of tax agreements (PILOT) between Monongalia County and Longview Power is scheduled for a vote Wednesday at the Monongalia County Commission meeting.
The two agreements cover the $1.1 billion addition of a 1,200-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine and a solar field that will generate another 70 megawatts of power at the plant near Morgantown.
Sean Sikora
Monongalia County Commissioner Sean Sikora said the county is using lessons learned from the 2003 agreement with Longview to make this one more equitable for the citizens of the county. The new agreements have been written to allow the county to keep more of the $58.2 million over the next 30 years than the first PILOT arrangement,” Sikora said.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Payment in lieu of tax agreements between the county and Longview Power are nearing final approval. Commissioners are scheduled to vote on the agreements at the December 16 meeting.
The two agreements cover the $1.1 billion addition of a 1,200 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine and a solar field that will generate another 70 megawatts of power.
The commission used lessons learned from the 2003 agreement to make this one more equitable for the citizens of the county , according to commissioner Sean Sikora. The new agreements have been written to allow the county to keep more of the $58.2 million over the next 30 years than the first PILOT arrangement.