WHEELING Tension over the future of homeless encampments in the city of Wheeling boiled over into council chambers Tuesday night, when a standing-room-only crowd gathered as a first reading of an ordinance to ban camping in the city was heard. A total of 19 people signed up to speak during the meeting. With a […]
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Staff Writer
WHEELING – Members of the Wheeling Planning Commission met virtually Monday night, recommending site plan approval for a number of projects in the city, including the plan for the proposed Duplaga Professional Center on Washington Avenue.
Attorney Bob Fitzsimmons and property owner Chris Duplaga joined commission members to discuss the proposed site plan for the project at 1108 Washington Ave., located right at the diagonal intersection with West Washington Avenue.
Some voiced opposition to developing the site in a primarily residential neighborhood. Three lots on the property were rezone to allow construction for a small medical office complex. Yet a majority of those involved including a majority of Wheeling Planning Commission and Wheeling City Council members supported the rezoning and the development itself.