Meeting Agenda

Monongahela River Recreation & Commerce Committee (MRR&CC)

The Monongahela River Recreation & Commerce Committee ("MRRCC") promotes the conservation of the Monongahela River and provides counsel to the public and the business community in their pursuits for both economic development and recreational activities that utilize the Monongahela River.

• Welcome and Introduction including Vision for Upper Monongahela River.  Barry Pallay, Chair, MRRCC
• Review of Army Corps of Engineers Activities in WV and Morgantown including  recreational usage and downturn in commercial lockages.   Tentative – Curt Meeder, Chief, Planning and Environment, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE).
• Flushing of Trash Through the Lock and Dams in Morgantown.   Tentative-Bob Smith, USACOE.
• Update on Community and County  Effort to Pick Up Mon River or Watershed Trash .  Tim Terman ; and Anthony Giambrone, liter control, Mon County.
• Update on Dunkard Creek Fish and Mussel Kill, Restoration and Golden Algae.  Frank Jernejcic, WV DNR, Fisheries Biologist.
• Update on Fishing Tournaments and other Festivals Along the Mon River.  Jim Matuga, WV Bass Federation; and the Convention and Visitors Bureau, speaker TBA.
• Update on remediation of Quality Glass  site along Mon River and Star City involvement.  Ella Belling, Mon River Trails Conservancy  (MRTC) and  Allen Sharp, Mayor, Star City.
• Update on Northern West Virginia access points for boats and canoes/kayaks.  Frank Jernejcic, WV DNR.
• Pennsylvania River Town Program: Mon River Activities.  Ella Belling, MRTC and PA speaker TBA.
• Update on river front development at Granville.  TBA.
• Update on 2 plays being developed locally relating to the Mon River and Dunkard Creek