WHEELING While work on the $12.5 million Moundsville City Project has suddenly come to a halt after general contractor PCS &build’s filing for Chapter 7 b
WHEELING – While work on the $12.5 million new Moundsville City Building has suddenly come to a halt after general contractor PCS &build’s filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, the name of a potential replacement to get the job done has surfaced – Coon Restoration. During Tuesday night’s meeting of Moundsville City Council, City Manager […]
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A proposed change to stormwater rates for some rented residences in town was nipped in the bud, after a plea from a resident who said the increase would affect renters and landlords disproportionately.
Moundsville’s council was set to have its first reading of an ordinance which would raise the stormwater fee for single-family residential rental units from $5 a month to $7.50; the ordinance would also raise rates for commercial properties, such as businesses. However, after a renter spoke out against raising the fee during the public comment period, the ordinance was amended to eliminate the rental property rate increase, leaving only the commercial property increase. The ordinance passed its first reading Tuesday evening.