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…]
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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…]
Carper is new Bath police chief
William Carper, left, was sworn in as the new Town of Bath police chief on March 2 by Mayor Scott Merki. photo by Rose Jackson
Train Depot interior is close to the finish line
by Trish Rudder The Berkeley Springs Train Depot, one of the prestigious historic buildings in town, has been undergoing a facelift and is in the final stages of restoration. Lantz Construction Superintendent Kevin Goode has been working on the depot interior since about May 2022. He began his work at[Read More…]
Bath’s Hotel Motel tax to go to 20 applicants
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath’s Finance committee reviewed 26 applications last week, and chose 20 entities that fit the state’s criteria on how the hotel/motel tax can be distributed. Town Recorder Susan Webster, who chairs the Finance committee, said half of the estimated revenue of about $90,000 goes[Read More…]
Landmarks Commission focuses on educating public to show historic value
by Trish Rudder Bath’s Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) president, John Mason, told the Bath Town Council that commission member Zack Salman has prepared a draft pamphlet design of the “Historic Architecture of Berkeley Springs” that will be printed to make it available to the public. The tri-fold pamphlet will show[Read More…]
Bath to hold town election June 13; candidates can file to run in April
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath will elect its representatives on June 13 to serve a new two-year term as mayor, town recorder and five council members. Every two years, an election is held for the municipality, and townspeople are selected to serve as election officials that oversee the[Read More…]
