MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved its licensing agreement with the Morgantown Utility Board for using a portion of White Park for a raw water pipeline.
Work halted in May after residents voiced concerns about the line going through a wooded area of the park.
City Councilmember Jenny Selin, who also sits on the Morgantown Board of Parks and Recreation, said she is happy an agreement could come together.
“MUB, once they saw there was a problem in White Park with going through the oldest part of the forest, came up with some solutions over a series of meetings that were very well run and very well attended,” she said.
Utility board officials can now provide accurate scheduling information to their contractors and begin work ahead of nesting season. Most work must be done in the winter months to not disturb birds.
Work on the pipeline will resume in January.