WHEELING — The city of Wheeling is set to distribute federal Community Development Block Grant money for the current fiscal year to several local public service agencies.

This week, Wheeling City Council heard a first reading on a total of nine different ordinances related to CDBG distributions for entitlement year 2025. Council is expected to hear second readings and vote to approve the ordinances at its next meeting later this month on Oct. 21.

Nancy Prager, director of Wheeling’s Economic and Community Development Department, indicated that this pending distribution is among the first in this round of CDBG funding for the current fiscal year of 2025-26. This federal funding, aimed primarily at providing financial assistance for low- to moderate-income areas, is allocated to municipali

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