Community Project Funding
The following 20 projects were submitted to the appropriate Appropriations Subcommittee for FY27 Community Project Funding:
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Aerotech Park Utility Extension
Requestor: City of Bridgeport
Funding Requested: $1,920,000
Description: This request funds the extension of wastewater facilities to the Aerotech Park. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it provides reliable sewer service to existing and new residents and businesses, allowing for continued growth and development of the area.
Baker Water Alternative Water Source
Requestor: Hardy Public Service District
Funding Requested: $1,944,000
Description: This request funds the development of a secondary groundwater source to replace a water source that has experienced consistently elevated levels of PFOA and algae blooms that contain cyanotoxins. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it ensures safe, reliable water service to the Hardy County community.
Buckhannon Water Treatment Plant
Requestor: City of Buckhannon
Funding Requested: $3,000,000
Description: This request funds the construction of a new water treatment plant and distribution lines. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds as it ensures public health and safety through the replacement of a facility that currently suffers several major deficiencies.
City of Moundsville Water Systems Improvements
Requestor: City of Moundsville
Funding Requested: $6,750,000
Description: This request replaces deteriorated water lines and adds a new storage tank to reduce water loss and meet required storage capacity. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure reliable service for current customers and reduce the impact to West Virginia resources by reducing water loss and improving system function and efficiencies.
The City of St. Marys Marina & Riverfront Improvement Project
Requestor: City of St. Marys
Funding Requested: $1,200,000
Description: This request funds the improvement of St. Marys Marina including a river walk pathway, expanded dock sections, a new public restroom & showers, upgraded infrastructure, a new ADA-compliant fishing pier, and security camera installations. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it supports future economic growth by increasing visitation and new spending at local restaurants, retailers, campgrounds, and local service providers.
Clarksburg Public Safety Complex
Requestor: City of Clarksburg
Funding Requested: $1,973,344
Description: This request funds the construction of a comprehensive public safety complex that includes a Police Training Facility, emergency training pad, and fire hall. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it constructs a community facility that is essential to maintaining rural public safety.
Doddridge/Ritchie 911 Emergency Operations Center Interoperability Enhancement, Infrastructure Resiliency, and Hardening Project
Requestor: Ritchie County Commission
Funding Requested: $929,723
Description: This request funds the upgrade of the county’s Emergency Operations Center radio system, installation of backup generators at 911 towers, purchase of a specialized tower support and maintenance vehicle, and a roof replacement of the EOC. The current system relies on outdated equipment and provides insufficient coverage to large areas of two rural counties. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because these critical updates ensure the well-being of citizens and first responders through the improvement of this essential community facility.
Grandview-Doolin Hundred-Littleton PSD Water Interconnection
Requestor: Wetzel County Commission
Funding Requested: $1,040,000
Description: This request funds the interconnection of the struggling Hundred-Littleton PSD to the Grandview-Doolin PSD, enabling Grandview to provide reliable water service. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because Grandview-Doolin PSD operates a reliable, relatively new water treatment plant with excess production capacity and therefore can provide essential water service to the additional customers in a cost-effective way.
Grafton City Hospital Critical Technical Infrastructure Upgrades
Requestor: Grafton City Hospital
Funding Requested: $5,295,000
Description: This request funds the purchase of new information technology infrastructure to update network connectivity and security. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it ensures the safe and reliable delivery of patient care by bringing technical infrastructure up to current healthcare standards.
Grant Memorial Hospital Outpatient Healthcare Center
Requestor: Grant Memorial Hospital
Funding Requested: $5,941,500
Description: This request funds the renovations to establish an expanded outpatient healthcare hub that will house Rapid Care, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Women’s Health, Radiology, and Laboratory Service in one convenient location. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it expands healthcare capacity in order to address a rural population’s longstanding health challenges including limited provider availability and long travel distances.
Greater Marion Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
Requestor: Greater Marion Public Service District
Funding Requested: $4,000,000
Description: This request replaces Greater Marion PSD’s failing vacuum sewer infrastructure with a modern gravity collection system. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure public health and safety by providing reliable sewer service.
Oglebay Grow Center and Grounds
Requestor: Wheeling Park Commission
Funding Requested: $6,300,000
Description: This request funds the construction of a new hydroponics greenhouse and revitalization of adjacent grounds. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it updates critical site infrastructure for additional community use, expands Oglebay’s current agricultural production, and creates new opportunities for small businesses and local farmers.
Randolph County Industrial Park Infrastructure Improvements
Requestor: Randolph County Development Authority
Funding Requested: $2,171,000
Description: This request funds the development of the industrial park in Elkins, WV including extending municipal water and sanitary sewer service to the site and construction of an access road. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it improves a publicly owned property into a shovel-ready site capable of generating long-term economic returns.
Shepherd University Health Simulation & Infrastructure Modernization
Requestor: Shepherd University
Funding Requested: $4,642,150
Description: This request funds the renovation of the Stutzman Slonaker academic building which serves STEM and allied health majors. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it supports training of students in critical healthcare services that are experiencing workforce shortages across West Virginia.
Sistersville General Hospital Expansion
Requestor: Marietta Area Health Care, Inc. and Subsidiaries - Memorial Health System
Funding Requested: $4,620,000
Description: This request is for the expansion and upgrade of Sistersville General Hospital. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it directly addresses critical healthcare needs in a rural region with limited access to comprehensive medical services.
Town of Bath Water System Improvements
Requestor: Town of Bath
Funding Requested: $5,000,000
Description: This request upgrades the aging water treatment facility that includes raw water pumping, chemical additions, packaged filter systems, disinfection, chlorine contact time, and high service pumping to a public distribution system. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it is necessary to increase the functional capacity of the aging infrastructure in order to maintain health, safety, and a reliable operational standard for the public.
Union Williams PSD Water Systems Improvements
Requestor: Union Williams PSD
Funding Requested: $4,000,000
Description: This request upgrades the aging water treatment plant and distribution system including the installation of a new pretreatment system to remove PFAS. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the current groundwater supply wells have consistently elevated levels of PFAS and upgraded treatment systems are necessary to ensure public health and safety.
Vandalia Health Mobile Cardiac Screening Unit
Requestor: Vandalia Health Preston Memorial Hospital
Funding Requested: $4,750,000
Description: This request funds the purchase of a Mobile Cardiac CT Imaging Unit that will be capable of performing more than 2,500 cardiac CT scans annually. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it addresses a critical gap in West Virginia’s cardiovascular care continuum and reduces preventable morbidity and mortality through timely diagnosis and referral.
Worthington Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
Requestor: Town of Worthington
Funding Requested: $4,800,000
Description: This request funds the replacement of Worthington’s failing vacuum sewer infrastructure with a modern gravity collection system. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure public health and safety by providing reliable sewer service.
WVUIC Life Science and Biotech Incubator Space
Requestor: West Virginia University Research Corporation
Funding Requested: $3,190,198
Description: This request funds the construction of a 20,000 square foot Life Science and Biotech Incubator Space to provide a collaborative environment for entrepreneurs to develop their ideas. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it constructs a facility with clear economic development benefit including job creation, building new industries in West Virginia, and developing the state’s economy.
FY26 Projects
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WVU Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Guideway Rehabilitation
Requestor: WVU Research Corporation
Funding Requested: $6,400,000
Description: This request is to restore the guideway between Walnut Station and Engineering Station to a state of good repair, in compliance with Federal Transit Administration requirements. This project will involve structural rehabilitation, including concrete spall repairs, cleaning the guideway's underside, and conducting necessary steel repairs to ensure the system remains safe and operational. The PRT is a vital piece of Morgantown's transportation network. It transports an average of 12,000 passengers per day when the university is in session, and this project ensures its safety and reliability.
Market Street Bridge Replacement
Requestor: West Virginia Division of Highways
Funding Requested: $1,800,000
Description: This request funds the initial engineering for the full replacement of the Market Street Bridge which carries WV Spur Route 2 across the Ohio River, Ohio Route 7, and Norfolk Southern Railroad. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the bridge has been closed for over a year due to unsafe conditions including corrosion and deterioration. The closure has resulted in traffic delays, negative economic impacts on local businesses, and travel challenges for residents and commuters. This project is an early step in helping alleviate those significant disruptions to taxpayers’ lives.
Marshall University Aviation – Martinsburg Expansion
Requestor: Marshall University
Funding Requested: $900,000
Description: This request expands the facilities for Marshall University Aviation's in-person training in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The construction of this training facility will allow for pilot training, as well as dispatcher and UAS training for those in degree seeking programs as well as those in the aviation industry. The facility will also support stand-alone courses or industry training as requested by local industry. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds as the facility supports workforce growth in the aviation industry - an industry currently facing worker shortages in pilots and maintenance technicians. This project has a clear economic development benefit as it helps fill current and estimated gaps in the workforce by preparing area residents for gainful employment in the field of aviation.
Watson Fire Station Renovation
Requestor: City of Fairmont
Funding Requested: $3,500,000
Description: This request funds the reconstruction of the aging Watson Fire Station. It is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it supports the reconstruction of a facility that directly enhances emergency response capabilities. The project will ensure continued access to essential fire protection and emergency services for the Watson neighborhood, Fairmont State University, the Fairmont Technology Park, and surrounding areas.
Spencer’s Landing Development
Requestor: Wood County Development Authority
Funding Requested: $6,000,000
Description: This request funds the rehabilitation of the former Johns Manville insulation plant, which currently poses several safety risks to the community and must be surrounded year-round by a fence. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds as it cleans the site (including the removal of dangerous concrete and rebar) and prepares it for future economic and recreational development for use by the public. This includes plans for ADA accessible areas, restrooms, food truck hookups, shelters, and other opportunities for economic growth.
Parkersburg Municipal Services Central Garage Facility Modernization
Requestor: City of Parkersburg
Funding Requested: $4,000,000
Description: Parkersburg’s Central Garage currently houses several essential municipal operations including the City’s Streets Department, Street Cleaning Division, Electric Shop, and Sign Shop. The 55-year-old facility has significantly deteriorated and is undersized for the City’s current equipment inventory. This project includes the demolition of the existing structure and reconstruction on the site. This new building will better serve modern public works needs and improve efficiency to better deliver essential services to the residents of Parkersburg.
Northern Parkway Improvements
Requestor: City of Wheeling
Funding Requested: $3,400,000
Description: The purpose of this project is to completely reconstruct an essential connector between Main Street and several residential neighborhoods. Families, school buses, emergency vehicles, and local commuters use the route daily. The continued deterioration of this corridor poses a serious threat to mobility, emergency response, and quality of life. Rebuilding this roadway is critical to restoring safe and dependable transportation access for Wheeling residents.
WVDOH District 4 City/Off-System Bridge Rehabilitation
Requestor: West Virginia Division of Highways
Funding Requested: $10,000,000
Description: This request funds the construction and rehabilitation of five bridges in Clarksburg that are owned and maintained by the city. Clarksburg has sought funding through WVDOH for the construction/rehabilitation of these bridges to maintain the city and state road networks. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it improves critical infrastructure within the city limits.
Wheeling Gateway Center & Trail Connection
Requestor: City of Wheeling
Funding Requested: $2,000,000
Description: This request is for the initial costs of the Wheeling Gateway Center, a project that will house the Convention & Visitors Bureau, a WV Tourism outpost, and a heritage center. It includes public outdoor spaces and plazas, as well as a dedicated pedestrian and bicycle connection to the 18-mile Wheeling Heritage Trail. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it supports safe, active travel, drives economic growth, and connects residents and visitors to the city’s cultural and recreational assets.
Phase 3B Lead Line Replacement
Requestor: Clarksburg Water Board
Funding Requested: $3,000,000
Description: This request funds removal of lead lines and necessary improvements throughout Clarksburg. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it is necessary for the Clarksburg Water Board to be able to provide safe, reliable water to more than ten thousand customers as well as several outlying public service districts.
Blackwater PSD Regional Sewer System
Requestor: Tucker County Commission
Funding Requested: $8,000,000
Description: This request funds the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) that combines the Town of Davis WWTP and City of Thomas WWTP. Those plants are currently under a strain that has resulted in overloaded capacity. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it address public health and environmental concerns in the present and the future.
City of Weston Corridor H Sewer Improvements
Requestor: City of Weston
Funding Requested: $9,600,000
Description: This request funds the installation of public sewer service along Corridor H between Weston and Buckhannon. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it addresses wastewater needs for current residents while encouraging the economic and industrial development opportunities promised by Corridor H’s completion.
Bonds Creek Waterline Extension Project
Requestor: City of Pennsboro
Funding Requested: $1,000,000
Description: This request funds the extension of a water line along Bonds Creek. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it addresses serious water quality issues that include lead and arsenic in the drinking water. The project is part of a larger effort to improve and extend water service in Ritchie County.
Kingwood Senior Center
Requestor: Preston County Senior Citizens, Inc.
Funding Requested: $712,500
Description: This request funds the purchase of a new building for the Kingwood Senior Center. This project represents a responsible and impactful use of taxpayer funds, directly benefiting the senior population of Preston County. The project ensures the continued delivery and expansion of essential services for seniors, improving their quality of life while maximizing the efficiency of public resources.
Construction of Barbour County Ambulance Authority
Requestor: Barbour County Commission
Funding Requested: $2,225,000
Description: This request funds the construction of a new Barbour County Ambulance Authority building. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it creates hub for county EMS to have a central location to restock and rest, a community training center where the public can take first aid/CPR courses, and emergency shelter for the public, and a point of distribution in emergency situations.