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The Wheeling City Council held its first meeting of May on Tuesday, May 2. It has received statewide attention after a known bigot had their six-minute tirade turned into a full-length story by a legacy paper.

Here are the stories you missed:

#folkreporters

(1/15) A full city council chamber...
A potential $500,000 loan-financing program to assist in the repair of sidewalks was discussed, offered by @ViceMayorWhg Thalman, Ward 1. Currently, it is the property owner's responsibility to maintain sidewalks. Councilors Sklavounakis and Palmer spoke in opposition.

(2/15)
@MayorWheeling said "We see people pushing baby strollers in the middle of the street...doing nothing is not constructive." City Manager Herron, citing a study for Wheeling Island, Woodsdale, and Warwood, said 231,000 sq ft of sidewalks need repaired, nearly $7 million.
(3/15)
May 2 was proclaimed "Day of Outstanding Achievement in Competitive Robotics" by @MayorWheeling in recognition of area-schools participating in Vex Robotics World Championship in April. 14 slots were set aside for WV, with 9 from Ohio County. #folkreporters

(4/15) Students from area middle a...
May 6 was proclaimed "Wheeling Dog Day" by @MayorWheeling, and members of @WhgHeritage were there to accept. Wheeling Heritage is hosting "FIDOfest" on Saturday, May 6, at Fitzsimmons Dog Park. #folkreporters

(5/15) Staff of Wheeling Heritage ...
.@MayorWheeling continued his report, commenting on @thetournament coming to Wheeling WesBanco Arena July 25, calling it a "grand slam for the city." Speaking about the Streetscape project, City Manager Herron said the @WVDOT will ensure disruptions are minimal.

(6/15)
Time was yielded to Mary Clark, who remembered her daughter who passed away in 2022 from a drug overdose. Clark said, "Too many people are struggling alone–they don’t have to." Visit amandasangelsforhope.org for more information. #folkreporters

(7/15) "Addiction killed my d...
Nine proposals from the Council's last April meeting were approved 7-0, totaling more than $1.2 million. Sewer repairs, @WheelingFD station and ladder repairs, and duplicative street names changed, spearheaded by @RosemaryKetchum #folkreporters

(8/15)
Only one proposal received debate-a contract with @CENTURY21 of Wheeling to represent the @CityofWheeling for the retail space in the 11th St Parking Garage. @MayorWheeling offered amendment to add 1107 Main St. The amendment and proposal were approved. #folkreporters

(9/15)
Eight new proposals were offered, totaling more than $2.2 million. Nine more demolitions were a part of the proposals, as well as $1.7 million improvement of the Stone Center-housing private company @williamsleatag, @WVUMedicine Urgent Care, and expensive apartments.

(10/15)
Councilor Dave Palmer, Ward 6, used his time to comment on a recent @WVcourts siding with @CityofWheeling against the @wv_psc and @benwood. At issue were procedural questions about PSC's timeline in halting a proposed sewer rate hike. A full length story is pending

(11/15)
Councilor @RosemaryKetchum, Ward 3, used her time to recognize @WhgHeritage and the Wheeling Public Art Trail. Councilor Ketchum also recognized the OCSWA for their Earth Day event (article coming soon). #folkreporters

(12/15) A mural on Wheeling's Publi...
A known agitator-and chair of the Ohio County GOP-in Wheeling spoke, denouncing the upcoming June 10 Pride on the Plaza event, hosted by the Friendlier City Project. Councilor @benseidler walked out of the meeting while she spoke. #folkreporters

(13/15
Councilor @benseidler later spoke with a legacy newspaper, saying "hate has no home here," and that if this is what the GOP has become he will gladly turn in his Republican voter registration. His comments have received overwhelming support from @CityofWheeling.

(14/15
You can read the full story on Substack, the Hudson Household Editorial. I will not share the legacy newspaper who chose to feature a bigot's speech in a full-length article. Support the work I do by subscribing. Support @BlackByGodWV @FolkReporters for inspiring me!

(15/15)
One correction—in tweet 14 I tag the City of Wheeling when I mention support for councilor Seidler’s comments. It may be misconstrued that the City government approves, but I mean the residents of Wheeling.
Oh, and I forgot to add the story link lol. Here it is: open.substack.com/pub/thehudsone…

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May 7
The Ohio County Solid Waste Authority held its 2nd annual Earth Day block party on April 22 at @WhgHeritage Artisan Center. More than two dozen vendors greeted hundreds of Wheeling residents to celebrate the occasion. Let's meet some of them! #folkreporters

1/10 Steel Cassa--a local steel ...
I spoke with OCSWA's Executive Director, Rebecca Friend, who said “I want people to know there’s hope, and there’s other people fighting to make our home better." Their booth diverted plants from the landfill, repotted them, and gave them to the community. #folkreporters

2/10 Rebecca Friend of OCSWA sta...
Students from @westlibertyu Zoo Science taught the community about ball pythons and hissing cockroaches from Africa, as well as aquatic insects from local streams. "These are not pets-they're ambassadors," one student told me. #folkreporters

3/10 Simon-a ball python from th...This female hissing cockroa...
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May 7
Guess who has two thumbs and just finished their write up of the Earth Day block party from three weeks ago???
Now I can write my FidoFest article and my article about the opening of timeless muses in a TIMELY manner and be happy. You may not know what I’m talking about but soon enough you will! Next article dropping at 10:00 Sunday. GO SUBSCRIBE TO MY s*bst*ck link in bio
Yes s*bst*ck is being nerfed harder than slurs and hate speech. Yes this is the “free speech” turd Elon promised us. Hope we’re all happy. I have to do double the work to get my content out to the people (IE summarizing in threads). NOT EASY but I love it 💛
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May 6
I had the pleasure of sitting down with @RonScottJr304 at last month’s OCSWA Earth Day Block Party to talk about @MenOfChange304!

This all volunteer group started in 2020 so to uplift, empower, support, and engage the people of Wheeling!

(1/4)

thehudsoneditorial.substack.com/p/men-of-chang… Banner reads “men of change...
The @MenOfChange304 are well known for their community bike rides. The group promotes health and well-being initiatives while offering fellowship between neighbors in the city. They have held blood drives, back-to-school giveaways, and Halloween events! #folkreporters

(2/4) Members of the Men of Chang...
.@RonScottJr304 told me that one of the goals of @MenOfChange304 is to be present for the community. “We have an inherent interest in the Black community but we are not pigeon-holed. We are a part of the community regardless of what color they are.” #folkreporters

(3/4)
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May 5
Just want folks who are sharing the Intelligencer’s story with Councilor Seidler’s comment to know the actual story is 90% Dittmar’s rant verbatim.

You aren’t the ones affected by the dissemination of her hate and bigotry, but my friends are! Hope the likes are worth it!
Yes I’m gonna hype myself up. HERE is how you report on known bigots. You don’t copy them word-for-word, conspiracy and nastiness and all. You state what they are mad about and move on. This person is known universally in Wheeling. Now her message is being spread statewide
Again, legally I can’t say Dittmar led the effort to send threats to drag queens and staff of Primantis in March. I can say I believe it to be true. She bragged about doing as much in since deleted posts.

Stop spreading her message with that article. Be responsible.
Read 6 tweets
Apr 19
Here are some specifics about @CityofWheeling recent City Council meeting. Support the work I do by reading the full article linked in this tweet, and by subscribing to my substack. Support @BlackByGodWV for empowering me to do this work. #folkreporters

1/13
Wheeling's only official skyscraper, the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Building, has seen estimated restoration costs rise from $21 million to $48 million, to which the audience gasped. @MayorWheeling and members of Council traveled to Canton, OH, to meet with developers

2/13 The Wheeling-Pittsburgh Ste...
Municipal Tree Board Chairwoman Karen Cox spoke about the 1,150 trees on City property, 300 new trees planted in the last three years, and the April 22 Earth Day block party at Heritage Port. The Tree Board was codified to the City Charter, 6-0. #folkreporters

3/13 A flyer showing the events ...
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Apr 19
MAJOR UPDATE: @DEPWV Chief Communications Officer confirms one storage tank was found during @WVDOT @CityofWheeling Streetscape Project. @MillerEnvGroup has been contracted by Triton Construction to perform testing on water and sand found in tank. An odor of diesel was detected.
.@DEPWV says no immediate threat is posed to the Ohio River, but no test results have been submitted. Work on removal was completed on April 17. Comment from @CityofWheeling has not been received, but the Public Relations Specialist confirmed she is working on it w/ City Manager
This is an exclusive, breaking story and will be updated further in the future. No other media outlet is reporting on this. You can support my independent work by becoming a subscriber, or by sharing my article (quoted in the first tweet). #folkreporters open.substack.com/pub/thehudsone…
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