Dear Scaredy Cats:
The roads are bumpy and there are detour signs. Be warned, too, a portion of Market Street is closed for the installation of a new, overdue stormwater separation system.
That’s it. That’s the horror of it all, and despite all of the inconvenience and exaggerated complaints, there’s not an automobile-eating monster waiting to devour your car or truck. Now, there may be a few frustrated folks in downtown Wheeling, but they’re the good people trying to make a living who are really exhausted with all of the untruthful negativity unrighteously preached on social media platforms.
For example, it is NOT impossible to navigate Main and Market streets, your vehicle’s alignment is not at risk UNLESS you fail to follow well-posted instructions, parking IS available within a short trek of your destination’s front door, and yes, it is true – WHOLLY MOLY! – walking a block or two IS good for the human body.
We’ve complained a long, long time about downtown Wheeling – “it’s a ghost town,” “there’s nothing there anymore,” “there’s nowhere to shop,” “it’s not like it used to be” – but now, thanks to the taxpayers of state of West Virginia, a path for future economic development is literally being paved before our very eyes, and instead of being happy about it, some local residents have chosen to act like an NFL receiver who feel they’re not getting the ball enough?
You’ve quit, and worse, you’ve spread frightful and fictitious tales without real experience and that’s just not fair to the people who have dared to do business during this from-scratch makeover we’ve all been begging for over and over again.
So, we hope to see you soon,
Your Downtown Neighbors
