Urban Landscape Commission

Meetings


  • 4:30 p.m.
  • 4th Wednesday of every month
  • Public Safety Building
    300 Spruce St.
    Morgantown, WV 26505

Meeting Agendas

Agendas are available prior to the meetings.
View the latest meeting agendas.

Members

Name Position
 Term Expiration
Michael Hasenmyer
 Landscape Architect
 June 30, 2022
Kara Hurst Landscape Design June 30, 2022
VACANT (Apply Now!) City Resident, Expertise in any of the following: Landscape Architecture, Landscape Design, Horticulture, Plant Health, Urban Planning, or Civil Engineering. June 30, 2023
VACANT (Apply Now!) City Resident, Expertise in any of the following: Landscape Architecture, Landscape Design, Horticulture, Plant Health, Urban Planning, or Civil Engineering. June 30, 2024
Danielle Trumble City Council Rep. July 1, 2023
Melissa Burch BOPARC Rep., Ex-Officio Indefinite
Marchetta Maupin Urban Landscapes Director, Ex-Officio Indefinite

Mission


Promote an aesthetically attractive environment in the public and private sectors of the City of Morgantown.

Responsibilities


  • Recommend and advocate aesthetic standards for public and private sector development
  • Serve as a resource to municipal organizations and entities to promote consistent design and maintenance standards
  • Maintain a plan for municipal urban landscape
  • Recommend and review projects throughout the city that involve landscaping and related aesthetic issues
  • Promote a healthy urban forest through the Morgantown Tree Board
  • Advocate urban landscape education initiatives via the local media and special events
  • Make recommendations and report activities to the City Council annually or as needed.

Tree Board


The Urban Landscape Commission works cooperatively with the Tree Board. City-wide tree issues include inventory, hazardous trees, and new planting initiatives. The Tree Board has been successful in obtaining grant funds from the West Virginia Division of Forestry for the tree inventory, planting, and replacements.

Related Documents

  1. Policy for Gifts and Memorials to the City of Morgantown (PDF)
  2. Article 163 Urban Landscape Commission
  3. Urban Landscape Commission Bylaws (PDF)
  4. Urban Landscape Commission Mission Statement (PDF)

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