At its meeting, the Morgantown Land Reuse Agency heard routine reports on property activity, reviewed newly adopted ordinance changes, and approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to act for the agency on real-estate matters.

Staff reported demolition and acquisition updates: properties at 570, 635 and 637 have been cleared and state reimbursement is being sought through the DLAP program; 300 Overdale Street is slated to use general-fund dollars and its bid award is imminent; other recently bid or awarded parcels include 121 Kingwood Avenue and 440 Brockway, with further demolition planned along Brockway Avenue.

Agency staff also confirmed that city council adopted the agency-recommended ordinance changes largely as proposed; the change creates six council-appointed voting members plus the city manager as an additional voting member, and establishes staggered terms (two one‑year, two two‑year and two three‑year terms). The ordinance’s effective date was reported as January 31. The transcript does not include a formal text citation for the council ordinance.

The board considered and approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to act on the agency’s behalf to manage real estate transactions (execute leases, negotiate terms). The motion was moved and seconded; when the chair called for the vote at least one member vocalized 'Aye' and the chair declared the motion passed. The transcript records the motion and that it passed but does not contain a full roll-call vote tally.

The meeting included introductions and announcements: Seth Cardwell was introduced as the new city planner (he said he previously worked at the Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center and lives in Greenmont). Staff said a shared drive of agency materials is now available, a side-lot program will be discussed at the property management committee on Dec. 1, and a Facebook page is nearly ready. Board members agreed to prepare visual materials and a public statement in December and to host neighborhood and stakeholder meetings in January to gather input ahead of prospective developer outreach in February.

Before adjourning the board solicited members’ preferences for new appointment term lengths and asked each member to email their reappointment preferences for staff to share with council.