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Votes at a glance: Wheeling council approves ordinances and resolutions on March 4
Summary
The Wheeling City Council approved a series of ordinances and resolutions March 4, including a street abandonment, equipment purchases charged to grants, reallocating ARPA funds for demolition, opioid-settlement funding for abatement, facade grants, and a meeting date change; an executive session was authorized.
At its March 4 meeting the Wheeling City Council approved multiple ordinances and resolutions covering street abandonment, equipment purchases, grant reallocations and downtown façade grants. Councilors recorded approvals on each item during the regular meeting.
Key votes and actions approved
- Mall Avenue abandonment: Council adopted an ordinance vacating and abandoning a parcel partly described as Mall Avenue and authorized the city manager to execute quitclaim deeds to implement the abandonment. Motion approved by recorded vote.
- Parking meters (Article 3-63): Ordinance adopted (see separate coverage for discussion and enforcement details).
- Motorola radios: Council authorized the city manager to expend $21,094 with Motorola Solutions of "Corallopolis, Pennsylvania" for purchase of portable radios; the expenditure is to be charged to the West Virginia First Foundation grant. Motion approved.
- Herb Electric equipment: Council authorized $15,936.26 to Herb Electric Company of Wheeling for CDEC sump pump control panels to be charged to the water pollution control division. Motion approved.
- Opioid-settlement allocation: Council authorized allocation of a portion of West Virginia opioid settlement funds to assist Northwood Health Systems with opioid-related abatement; the transcript notes the allocation but does not state a dollar amount.
- ARPA reallocation for demolition: Council adopted a resolution reallocating American Rescue Plan Act funds in the amount of $300,000 for demolition of dilapidated structures. Motion approved.
- Downtown façade improvement grants (consolidated): Council approved façade grants for three property owners: Chip Desmond (addresses listed as 1425, 1429, 1433 and 1437 Market Street) in the amount of $6,060,000; Michael Haney at 1817 Warwick Avenue in the amount of $7,779.95; and 1069 LLC (1073 Main Street) in the amount of $15,000. Council consolidated and approved the resolutions.
- Council meeting date change: Council approved a resolution changing the March 18, 2025 meeting to Thursday, March 20 at 12:15 p.m., citing attendance at a state municipal meeting as the reason.
- Executive session: Council approved a motion to go into executive session for matters of personnel and recessed into executive session.
Why it matters: The package includes capital and operational spending tied to grants, a reallocation of ARPA funds for demolition, downtown façade investments, and an opioid-settlement allocation for abatement work. Several items have programmatic or budgetary follow-ups required of city staff.
What the record shows: Motions were made and seconded for each item and recorded as approved; the transcript records approvals but does not list detailed roll-call tallies for each vote.
