WHEELING, W.Va. — A new neighborhood organization is taking shape in Wheeling’s Woodsdale and Edgewood neighborhoods with a simple goal: bring neighbors together and turn community pride into positive action.
The newly formed Woodsdale-Edgewood Community Association (WECA) will hold its first neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, October 13, at 7:15 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 1232 National Road, Wheeling. The meeting will immediately follow the Wheeling Police Department’s Crime Watch meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the same location.
Founded by Woodsdale native Michael Borsuk, WECA is intended to give residents a place to meet their neighbors, develop community projects and events, celebrate the neighborhood’s history and character, and build stronger relationships with local organizations and businesses.
“I’ve always felt that Woodsdale and Edgewood are full of good people who care about this neighborhood and want to see good things happen here,” Borsuk said. “What has been missing is a way to connect those people, their ideas, and the organizations and businesses around us — and then turn that community pride into something tangible.”
Borsuk said the Association is also intended to provide an alternative to a culture in which community conversations too often begin and end online.
“Too often in this valley, we get caught up in Facebook drama, arguing about what is wrong or complaining about what somebody else should do,” Borsuk said. “Ever since COVID, there aren’t always enough opportunities to put the phones down, meet the people who live around us, and actually do something together. I want this Association to be one of those opportunities.”
The idea grew in part from Borsuk’s experience organizing the Woodsdale Yard Sale for the past two years and from the work of neighborhood organizations in Warwood, South Wheeling, Elm Grove, Wheeling Island, and elsewhere in Wheeling.
“I think we sometimes become so ambitious about wanting to ‘change the world’ that we forget about the world immediately around us,” Borsuk said. “Maybe you can’t change the entire world, but you can change your corner of it. You can know your neighbors, improve your street, help your community, and leave the place you call home a little better than you found it. That’s what I want WECA to be about.”
WECA will be a voluntary, nonpolitical community organization and is not a homeowners association (HOA). Membership will not be mandatory, and the Association will not impose rules or restrictions on residents or their properties. The Association will initially use the boundaries of the Woodsdale-Edgewood National Register Historic District as its primary service area.
The October 13 meeting will give residents an opportunity to learn about WECA, suggest projects and events, discuss priorities, and help shape the organization from its beginning.
“This isn’t a place to sit around and complain about what is wrong with the neighborhood,” Borsuk said. “It’s a place to meet your neighbors and ask, ‘What can we do about it?’ We want this organization to truly be For Woodsdale, With Woodsdale, and By Woodsdale.”
All Woodsdale and Edgewood residents interested in strengthening their community are encouraged to attend.
FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | 7:15 p.m.
Christ United Methodist Church
1232 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003
Immediately following the 6:30 p.m. Wheeling Police Crime Watch meeting.
