Morgantown Area 1968 Plans and Projects Overview
A lengthy list details 1968 undertakings for Morgantown and Monongalia County including I-79 right of way, WVU enrollment rise, grants up to 10 million, Appalachian Regional Health Center construction, National Training School for Boys completion, new towers for WWVU TV, Fort Martin plant expansion, a 450 car midtown garage, WVU Chemistry Annex, Evansdale Towers, new coal mines, a 138 KV substation, low unemployment, and major campus, city, and infrastructure projects such as a Field House, Law Center, airport improvements, a 3 year recreational levy, downtown pedestrian signals, and a new Federal Building.
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Monongalia County
West Virginia University
WVU
Appalachian Regional Environmental Health Center
National Training School
West Virginia University Creative Arts Center
Friendship Homes, Inc
Suncrest
Wwvu-Tv
Fort Martin
Monongahela River
Monongahela Power Company
Morgantown
South University Avenue
Cobun Creek
Deckers Creek
Beechurst
Evansdale
I.L.S
Hancock
Appalachian
University
State Road Commission
West Run
Easton
Monongahela Boulevard
New Country Club
Point Marion Road
Wilson Chevrolet Agency
Labraton
Monongalia General Hospital
Allegheny Council
Boy Scouts of America
Cheat Mountain
City of
Hunting Hills
Blacksville
Cooper’s
Holiday Inn
Morgantown Business College
Morgantown Chamber hopes to pull ends together in 1963
Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce President Samuel Haden outlines goals for 1963 including improving town and gown relations with the University, boosting traffic and transportation planning, roads, air service, industry, and Beechurst Avenue issues. He criticizes the lack of a master plan and opposes expanding Beechurst to six lanes.
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Samuel Haden
Morgantown Area
University
Morgantown
State Road Commission
Beechurst Avenue
Beechurst
Mr. Haden
Haden
Morgantown Leader Sees 1968 as Strong Year Ahead
Mr. Haden, Morgantown Chamber president, predicts 1968 will bring better employment and growth as highway contracts open and the National Training School for Boys plans mid year opening. He notes air service, roads, and inflation as key local concerns and urges closer labor business coordination.
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Chamber
Haden
Morgantown
Monongalia County
Mr. Haden
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Pittsburgh
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