Flatiron Building Renovations Nearing Completion:
Source:
The Intelligencer
The Flatiron Building in Downtown has been undergoing an extensive renovation by Wheeling resident Kevin Duffin. The first floor will house "The Flatiron" which will act as a deli, bakery, and cafe. The restaurant will have a large outdoor seating area along Nailers Way. The building was purchased for $105,000 and has had extensive renovations not only to the interior, but to the windows and exterior facade.
The exterior as of May 2018:
The second floor houses one large apartment. Floors 3-5 will have two apartments each.
A look inside one of the apartment units:
NIMBY Opposition to 2-Way Downtown Traffic Grows:
Source:
The Intelligencer
Mayor Glenn Elliott has been leading a proposal to transform the one way Main and Market Streets in Downtown into 2 way roads. He believes this will slow down traffic and help businesses and residents. That being said, a 500 signature proposal opposing the change has been complied. The complaint is that elderly residents already have a hard time crossing the road and will now have to look both ways (
) - Even the Planning Commissioner has said Elliott's 2 way traffic proposal has "no value whatsoever." A $45,000 study is in the works, but it is looking increasingly likely that the NIMBYs will win. Mayor Elliott has really been fighting on behalf of smart urban planning, but unfortunately the city isn't too receptive of it. A meeting will be held this coming Wednesday to discuss the results of the traffic study. While some councilmen seem open to the proposals, most are either against it or indifferent. Downtown developers meanwhile, such as the ones spending $20 million on the Wheeling Pitt Steel Building strongly support the proposal.
A NIMBY collecting signatures on the side of one of the one-way Downtown streets:
