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Wheeling council backs city manager to close exempted camping site starting Dec. 1, council says
Summary
The Wheeling City Council voted Oct. 21 to support asking the city manager to withdraw an exemption allowing camping at a city‑owned site known as the former dog pound, with a target effective date of Dec. 1, 2025.
Wheeling — The Wheeling City Council on Oct. 21 voted to support a request that the city manager withdraw the exempted camping-area designation for the former dog pound, effectively directing the manager to close the site beginning Dec. 1, 2025, if he exercises his discretion to do so.
Councilor King moved to ask the city manager to withdraw the exemption. After debate, council members expressed frustration with the site’s continued use, describing it as a failure of the temporary triage…
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