All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Board recommends city council take a comprehensive look at downtown parking ordinance

Buckhannon’s Consolidated Public Works Board recommended a comprehensive review of the city’s parking ordinance after identifying contradictions between downtown parking maps and existing regulations, enforcement challenges, and concerns from local business owners.
Buckhannon mayor Robbie Skinner discusses the city's parking ordinance. (Monica Zalaznik / My Buckhannon)

The City of Buckhannon’s Consolidated Public Works Board decided to re-evaluate the city’s parking ordinance after discovering inconsistencies.The Consolidated Board discussed several issues related to parking during their April 24 meeting, but the discussion about revisiting the ordinance grew specifically […]

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