Parkersburg City Council to vote on Memorial Bridge deal | News, Sports, Jobs
ebevins@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg City Council will vote on the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of the Memorial Bridge to a private entity Tuesday. Council will also consider the 2021-22 Community Development Block Grant and Parkersburg-Wood County HOME Consortium budgets at the 7:30 p.m. meeting, with a public hearing on plans for the federal funds slated for 6:30 p.m. Documents for the proposal by United Bridge Partners to purchase and upgrade the Memorial Bridge through an estimated $50 million rehabilitation project were released last week, and com...