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Staff writer CHARLESTON — A bill that would exempt state employees from paying municipal service fees has cities on edge. The House Political Subdivisions Committee layed over House Bill 2256 on Wednesday, expecting to take the bill up again in seven days. HB 2256 – introduced by Del. Brandon Steele, R-Raleigh – prohibits cities from imposing user fees on employees of West Virginia government agencies. It also prohibits the State Auditor’s Office and state agencies from withholding compensation from paychecks for user fees. State code allows municipalities to charge user fees to those...

sadams@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — A bill that would exempt state employees from paying municipal service fees has cities on edge. The House Political Subdivisions Committee layed over House Bill 2256 on Wednesday, expecting to take the bill up again in seven days. HB 2256 — introduced by Del. Brandon Steele, R-Raleigh — prohibit cities from imposing user fees on employees of West Virginia government agencies. It also prohibits the State Auditor’s Office and state agencies from withholding compensation from paychecks for user fees. State code allows municipalities to charge us...

smccloskey@theintelligencer.net Photo by Scott McCloskey – Crews with Savage Construction work on an open green space and parking area project behind the school’s B&O Building in downtown Wheeling this week. A small section of 18th Street between Chapline and Market streets was closed off and enclosed permanently as part of the project. WHEELING – A large lot operated by West Virginia Northern Community College — getting upgraded into an open greenspace and parking area behind the school’s B&O Building in downtown Wheeling — is beginning to take shape. Crews with Savage Co...