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Morgantown presents two‑year strategic plan interim report emphasizing service upgrades and grant successes

Morgantown City Council Committee of the Whole · December 16, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented an interim strategic‑plan report highlighting community engagement wins, CDBG food assistance, demolition for housing redevelopment, pension reform, $14.78 million in grants (2024–2025), workforce recruitment improvements and infrastructure investments funded by a Safe Streets fee.

Shannon Davis, special projects coordinator, presented a two‑year interim report on the city’s strategic plan, outlining accomplishments across five strategic outcome areas and a set of priorities for 2026–2027.

On community engagement, Davis highlighted a Citizens Academy with a 95% completion rate and the 2024 hire of a community development manager, Caitlin Lewis, who now oversees several downtown initiatives including a community tool trailer. In social services, staff reported the CDBG food assistance program (June 2023–2024) delivered 5,600 food boxes and supplied 14,500…

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