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\"Last week, the westbound traffic was backed up past Pierpont Exit down to the Cheat Lake bridge,\" the resident reported in an email read to commissioners. The resident said a typical commute that took about 45 minutes and cited tractor trailers blocking merge lanes and unsafe passing conditions.

Commissioners said they had passed the complaint on to the West Virginia Department of Transportation and asked for assistance or information about the project timeline. The meeting record indicates the county will seek clarification from WV DOT about why cones and a lane closure remained in place without active work and whether the lane can be reopened when crews are not on site.

The resident asked that the county request that the lane be opened when no active construction is underway. Commissioners did not announce a specific follow-up deadline nor provide a DOT response at the meeting.

No enforcement action or formal county directive was taken at the meeting; the item was recorded in the meeting's correspondence and forwarded for inquiry.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Monongalia County Commission meeting May 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Cheat Lake resident told the Monongalia County Commission that a left-lane closure on the I-68 bridge near Saberton has been in place for more than a month with no visible work; commissioners said they forwarded the complaint to the West Virginia Department of Transportation for information and assistance.","taxTitle","Monongalia County, West Virginia","taxId",2632,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227555,"Monongalia County approves $5,000 support for Morgantown Utility Board hazardous-waste event",18,1452000,1470000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3490366-99fccc822b8e9686680b03f46f62b02c&start=1452&end=1470","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3490366-99fccc822b8e9686680b03f46f62b02c/thumbnail_1452000.jpg","/articles/6227555/Monongalia-County/West-Virginia/Monongalia-County-approves-5000-support-for-Morgantown-Utility-Board-hazardous-waste-event","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227555-8c51e83d7267dfd6b55288d3f466085e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771099115&Signature=L18KEB~N9RMF4~f-S5KNcv7BhkO3tRpoYos5ovY4aNUuV-KAYyHS8oIgGw3YNuq2G~gfWhbYjp9Zmy61gXAO1IDs~sA8mxe9pf144kqmtlaBtkRq6dMq8B6hPPSv3FRqhZB0wJyRMfeeP~~l3AxtxCwTbcvmIUN1sv~BH0Itw0yA3qD34Tv6a9wHTGuyU0rzo4mZJJXgAdS~wse4EcdptQGyP75gddONLVzsU3rwk2vYKBwMMPYQ02C4l-Ovf8~QBm-jHzu90o3cs8~6RuuZRwR5pyD0~o8Fl7D54Aeh3niBqplVpPtl9X98g72p6wOwG7Y-oSwAG1bwHpvEeHNyHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Monongalia County Commission voted May 21 to contribute $5,000 to the Morgantown Utility Board to support a household hazardous-waste collection event scheduled for Aug. 2, 2025.

County staff presented the annual funding request from the utility board as consistent with prior years; commissioners approved the allocation by voice vote.

The request was described in the meeting record as the typical annual contribution; no alternative funding sources or offsets were discussed. Commissioners recorded the motion and vote by voice; the transcript records the response \"aye\" for approval.

No amendments to the amount were proposed. The county did not attach specific performance conditions or reporting requirements to the approval during the public discussion. The clerk's office will process the payment as part of the county's regular fiscal procedures.","The commission approved a routine $5,000 contribution to the Morgantown Utility Board to support a household hazardous waste collection event scheduled for Aug. 2, 2025.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227560,"Monongalia County Commission admits will to probate, authorizes clerk to send original to South Carolina",223,810000,1033000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3490366-99fccc822b8e9686680b03f46f62b02c&start=810&end=1033","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3490366-99fccc822b8e9686680b03f46f62b02c/thumbnail_810000.jpg","/articles/6227560/Monongalia-County/West-Virginia/Monongalia-County-Commission-admits-will-to-probate-authorizes-clerk-to-send-original-to-South-Carolina","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227560-f110aba177b34c6b7f9592a1bfa48939/orig.mp4?Expires=1771099115&Signature=N0frKAqIBq-jpoA~3MHG4lCgzs0Oc-RoKMFBeT9uwcVbo8pHJby~kB49uT-27H43wbn51gm908zLHVUc-OQpz0c0L~hOVBWyMWf94m6C2IM-s4rINiCGQGj6aLkFxkMS-OlTN5XIgpIhf2NT77SeDgP7xg1N8nSsKdMbpOHVEDuCc7uBXmRCaphp82mip8e77k0JoE-VBaZdehrbWL-KVOKSjJzbcGYmhysMb~ypePHnAV3OwdmcuGAsI5LEdIrYLvXhB1ANfgnFUeC~ej~GA3tOMprPDBbgf7Z4BixqVrxOJZ8Qq3asSimlM7YlTMV89ZKnW3suiNJBTgTukJJR~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Monongalia County Commission on May 21 admitted to probate a last will and testament described in the petition as belonging to Erwin Gault and authorized the county clerk to send the original will to a probate court in South Carolina.

The admission was granted after county staff and an attorney representing the petitioner told commissioners the document met statutory requirements except that the copy on file is not the original. \"The petition is to admit the will to probate in solemn form… the beneficiaries under the will have been provided their legacies,\" said Matthew Brock, who identified himself as representing the petitioner, Christine Kenny Gault. Brock said the petitioner has not yet received her full bequest and that she was prepared to offer evidence if necessary.

Commissioners discussed that the original could not be located in Monongalia County. The commission approved a separate motion authorizing the clerk's office to send the original will to the probate court in South Carolina when located, as requested in paperwork related to the estate.

The record shows recusals and abstentions tied to the estate administration. President Barnett recused himself from a related personnel matter because his name was mentioned in the request; another commissioner also said they would abstain because of prior involvement in a now-revoked action concerning a different estate. The commission approved a resignation request for the current estate administrator \"pending application and approval of a new administrator,\" and recorded the recusals.

The attorney noted the will on file is a photocopy and that the petitioner believed no one else would object to admitting the copy to probate. The commission voted in favor of the probate admission and the clerk transfer request; the vote was taken by voice and recorded as in the affirmative.

County staff did not provide a dollar figure or a court case number in the public discussion. The transcript alternately refers to the decedent as \"Erwin Bolt\" and \"Erwin Gault.\" The commission's action, as recorded, admits the will as presented in the petition and directs the clerk to send an original to the South Carolina probate court if and when the original is produced or obtained.

Officials: County Administrator Reneta McClure and attorney Matthew Brock were present during the item; Christine Kenny Gault is named in the petition as the petitioner.","The Monongalia County Commission approved admitting a decedent's will to probate in solemn form despite only having a copy on file and authorized the clerk to send the original will to a probate court in South Carolina; commissioners recorded recusals related to the estate administrator role.","actionData","errors"]

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