Jul 29, 2021
First Steps in Downspout Daylighting Pilot Program to Begin Monday
WHEELING, W.VA. – The City of Wheeling is working to help reduce basement flooding in certain neighborhoods and will be asking residents to do their part in process by removing downspouts that are connected to the City’s sanitary sewer system.
Stormwater Coordinator Joe Smith, in conjunction with staff from the Water Pollution Control Division (WPCD), will kick off the Downspout Daylighting Pilot Program Monday in the Clator section of the City by going door-to-door between the hours of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help educate residents on the best ways to separate their downspouts from the sewer system – a fairly simple process for most. These efforts, which will continue in that neighborhood through Aug. 6, were supposed to begin last year, but were put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The same process will be followed throughout the City in the near future.
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WHEELING Wheeling City Council will hold its first regular meeting of the month Tuesday evening in order to accommodate public hearings on legislation related to proposed water, sewer and garbage collection rate increases.
Typically held at noon during the first meeting of the month, city council will instead meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers at the City-County Building on Chapline Street downtown.
The Development Committee of Council is scheduled to meet prior to the regular meeting at 5 p.m. to discuss several matters, including a proposed lane abandonment of a section of McColloch Street near Lane 26, changes to the city’s facade program, a demolition review ordinance and an executive session to discuss property acquisition and sales, which could be held after the completion of the regular city council meeting because of time constraints.
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WHEELING The city of Wheeling is slated to introduce legislation tonight to raise water, sewer and garbage pickup rates for municipal customers.
According to one of the ordinances up for a first reading during tonight’s Wheeling City Council meeting, the sewage rate hike alone represents a 45-percent increase, which would provide funding for sewer system upgrades and improvement projects. The new legislation states that the city plans to issue one or more combined waterworks and sewer system revenue bonds of up to $45 million to finance the cost of designing, acquiring, building and equipping these projects.
Sewer projects through the city’s Water Pollution Control Division’s wastewater system serve both city residents and customers located outside of the city limits for the collection and treatment of sanitary sewage.
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WHEELING The city of Wheeling is eyeing more improvements to its water system, as more than a half-million dollars worth of contracts are up for final consideration next week.
Wheeling City Council members will hear final readings on ordinances introduced last week for two different major purchases to be charged to the city’s water distribution fund. They’re expected to vote to approve both ordinances during the next regular meeting of Wheeling City Council on Tuesday evening.
One piece of legislation continues the city water department’s ongoing effort to install modern water meters with remote reading capabilities. Thousands of municipal water customers have already had new smart water meters installed, and there are a few thousand more to go to upgrade the entire system.