Tag: City of Morgantown

Morgantown Police Buy 30 Body Cameras for Officers

  Police officers in Morgantown now have video cameras attached to their uniforms to document daily activities.

The Dominion Post reports the department bought about 30 body cameras at a cost of $5,750 and two new in-car cameras for an additional $2,900, along with software for the cameras.

Officers manually activate the cameras upon leaving their vehicles. Each camera can store more than 18 hours of video for downloading at the police station. The cameras also record audio.

Chief Ed Preston says the body cameras will allow other officers and supervisors to see an incident and can provide better evidence for prosecuting cases.

The body cameras were bought through a grant through the Governor’s Highway Safety Program.

Morgantown Talks Urban Agriculture Policy

A group called the Morgantown Municipal Green Team will host a Community Dialogue on Urban Agriculture next week.

Morgantown is taking a note from Charleston which recently revamped their urban ag policies.

The goal of the urban agriculture dialogue is to gather stakeholders and citizens interested in local production of agricultural products, and to review city regulations of agricultural activities within the City of Morgantown. It was initiated largely by Morgantown City Council members who visited the Charleston area and learned about their city’s agriculture initiatives.

Market Manager of the Morgantown and Westover Farmers Markets, Lisa Lagana, says urban farmers already exist in Morgantown, and there’s plenty of data to suggest growing interest. She hopes the discussion ultimately shapes policy that will serve the specific needs of her community. Possible items to discuss might include raising chickens or livestock, beekeeping, and composting.

The benefits of urban agriculture include everything from encouraging healthier lifestyles, to a more robust local economy, and reductions in vandalism and crime.

The Urban Ag round table will take place 6:00–7:30pm at the downtown public library (373 Spruce Street).

For more information, contact Pamela Cubberly at 703-218-5417 or Lisa Lagana, Market Manager of the Farmers Market, at 304-993-2410.

WVU Housing Complex Won't Be Done Before Semester

A delay in completing a new housing complex has forced about 600 West Virginia University students to find a new place to live before classes begin later…

A delay in completing a new housing complex has forced about 600 West Virginia University students to find a new place to live before classes begin later this month.

Officials sent an email last month to students, saying the University Place apartment complex in Sunnyside wouldn’t be ready for the fall semester. University Place is a partnership between WVU and a private owner.

WVU’s dean of students, Corey Farris, told the Charleston Gazette nearly every one of the students affected by the delay have found temporary housing elsewhere.

No new move-in date has been set for students to move into the 10-story tower.

Officials say work is being done around the clock, with about 350 workers on site each day. 

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