by Trish Rudder Travel Berkeley Springs president Stephanie Rebant told the Bath Town Council that tourism grew 9 % this year in Morgan County. At the September 19 council meeting, Rebant said the total hotel/motel tax revenue collected by the town and county in FY23 (July 1, 2022 to June[Read More…]
Tag: Town of Bath
North Berkeley Rail Trail plans move to bid phase
by Trish Rudder Progress has been slow to build the North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT), but the contractor bidding process has finally begun. The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) is looking for contractors to design and build the trail by using the 30% design produced by HDR, Inc., said[Read More…]
Will the Bath Community Garden be restored?
by Trish Rudder A decision by the Bath Town Council will be made at the September 5 meeting to allow the community garden to be restored and used again. At the August 22 council meeting, Morgan County Master Gardener Donna Coates told the council members that she wants to revitalize[Read More…]
Bath council approves second food truck event, gets meeting updates
by Trish Rudder At the August 8 meeting, the Bath Town Council voted to approve the Morgan County-Berkeley Springs Chamber of Commerce request to host a Food Truck Festival on Friday, September 8 in downtown Berkeley Springs. The food trucks will be located on West Fairfax and West Congress streets[Read More…]
Landmarks commission to vote on removing two contributing structures from historic district
by Trish Rudder The Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) has tabled a decision on whether or not to remove two contributing structures from the Town of Bath Historic District until its next meeting on September 21. Member Zachary Salman gave a status report of the historical structures in Bath. He had[Read More…]
Greenway Cemetery is in trouble
Management group says new funds, ideas needed to maintain historic resting place by Kate Shunney The resting place for generations of Morgan County’s families is getting to be too much to maintain for the Town of Bath Cemetery Corporation, the group’s head has told county officials. According to Elizabeth Skinner,[Read More…]
Bath receives $55,000 grant for stormwater management on former industrial train depot lot
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath has been awarded a $55,400 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust from the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns Award Program for the installation of stormwater management practices to revitalize the Berkeley Springs Depot lot. The innovative design will turn the eastern portion[Read More…]
Town of Bath has paving plans for next three years
by Trish Rudder Town of Bath Public Works councilman, Rick Weber had a 10-year plan to pave or repair all the roads in the town of Bath. Weber has served as a Bath council member for 10 years and he is not running for reelection. The next three years of[Read More…]
Wilkes Street gets prepped for paving
by Trish Rudder Prep work on North Wilkes Street was being done last week to get ready for the street paving on Friday, May 19. The area to be paved from curb to curb on Wilkes is from Union to Legion streets. Paving will be done by the DOH contractor,[Read More…]
Bath town budget increased 4.4% for next fiscal year
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath budget of $913,731 was increased by $38,557 or 4.4% for fiscal year 2023-24. The budget goes into effect July 1 and ends June 30, 2024. The bulk of the town’s revenue comes from a projected property tax collection of $184,926 and an unassigned[Read More…]
