Wheeling Island
Things just get worse and worse on Wheeling Island these days. The Island has had a reputation over the years as being a "rough" place but never really violent with shootings and beatings and drugs. In the past month shots have been reportedly fired twice, several robberies have taken place and people left and right are getting arrested for drugs and domestic violence.
So what is being done about this? Well very little it appears; maybe just a few extra patrols on the Island from the Wheeling Police Department. Well that does a whole lot of good. Nothing short of divine intervention is going to clean up the Island now. Between Norma Dorsch of the *excuse me while I laugh here for a minute * Wheeling Island Community Association, 2nd ward Councilman Vernon Seals (Who by the way should be on his way out of office this year FINALLY – time to get someone effective in office) and The Wheeling Island Racetrack, there is no way it will ever get cleaned up. Norma is nothing more than a slum lord on the Island who rents to the type of people who cause these problems, Vernon Seals, well not much to say there just time to get someone who is alive and INTERESTED in the ISLAND and last but certainly not least is the Racetrack – the 1000 pound gorilla who makes their own rules.
Now the Island was not always this bad off. Up until a few years ago it was still pretty descent, but when Vineyard Hills closed that's when it started to go down hill. The reputation of the Vineyard just worked it's way to the Island bringing with it all the drug dealers, violence and god knows what else. This was someone's plan that's for sure. Think about it, close the Vineyards and move the rift raft to the South End of the Island. These people have little respect for the property there and will destroy it thus plummeting the property value and making it even CHEAPER for the Track to buy up and expand. Sounds pretty simple and more than likely has some truth to it. I am just speculating and it's my own opinion, but it is a good one. More than likely someone in city government *cough Sparchane and company cough cough* made a fortune off of this and stand to continue to make a ton of money as this unfolds. The Race Track has expanded immensely, table gaming has passed and it won't be long now before River Boat gambling rears its head again. Keep and eye on the Island in the next year or so I bet it gets a little more interesting.
With Any luck, when Senator McKenzie takes office he will clean up all the damn corruption. If not maybe it's time to go back to the days of REAL organized crime.
I have been recently thinking about moving into an apartment at 22 virginia street on the island. I am not from wheeling...so is it possible you could tell me if this is a bad idea, considering the crime and such you have spoken of in the blog
22 Virginia is on the South End of the Island and is not to far from the latest "shots fired". You may want to rethink that idea. If you are bent on living on the Island, look for soemthing on the North End - it's a little cleaner and not "QUITE" as bad.
Best of luck
DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE AND MOVE THERE. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
The island is going downhill is it? I grew up on the island in the 60's and have yet to meet anyone who can match their childhood compared to mine in fun and adventure. Sure, I was a kid and the factories closing and businesses moving out of town didn't mean much to me then. So what now? The 1,000 lb. gorilla isn't going anywhere so maybe it's time to make friends with it before it eats everyone. I am thinking about purchasing some rental property on the Island, maybe even an old Victorian home to restore. Do the folks who own the gorilla, and the city itself really want tourists to have to run a gauntlet of crack houses and tenaments to get to their wonderful gaming resort? I don't think so. My plan is to buy back the island house by house and return it to its former glory. Anyone with me?
I grew up on the Island back in the 60s as well. In the summer we played kickball or hide-and-seek until 10:00 curfew and no one really worried about their kid's safety. The big event was the street fair at Bridge Park. Those days of innocence are gone unfortunately. I read a few years ago that a drug-related murderer was arrested a few doors up from my childhood home on North Wabash. Each time I visit Wheeling, I drive around the Island and I'm always just sick about how bad it has become.
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