What is the role of local government? Is it to provide for reliable infrastructure and also the safety of its residents? Or is it to use tax dollars to subsidize businesses, bail out derelict property owners, provide direct incentives to companies to redevelop plots downtown, spend millions on the homeless crisis or incentivize residents to […]
Wheeling City Council conducted a first reading for a short-term relief program at its Tuesday meeting that will ultimately benefit local businesses.The incenti
WHEELING – City officials in Wheeling agreed to recommend that unused funds from previously approved home improvement programs be used to help provide relief for downtown businesses struggling through the ongoing Streetscape construction. Members of the Finance Committee of Wheeling City Council met Tuesday night to discuss a funding source for the lost revenue component […]
After weeks of public outcry over non-existent communication and an apparent lack of planning by the West Virginia Department of Transportation when it comes to how a $32 million downtown overhaul would impact businesses operating there, we’ve finally learned a few things about the Downtown Streetscape Project: n The work, originally set for completion at […]
WHEELING The sidewalk demolition and reconstruction associated with the $32 million Downtown Streetscape Project in Wheeling has come with some significant disruptions, but the major sewer separation and storm sewer system installation work being performed on Market Street seems to be having the biggest impact on downtown commerce. And now state officials are saying […]