WHEELING — Heads of social service agencies that work directly with Wheeling’s homeless population dispute city officials’ assertion that enough shelter space will be available when the city closes its only exempted camp location on Dec. 1.

A majority of Wheeling City Council members voted Tuesday night to support a recommendation that City Manager Robert Herron close the exempted homeless camp for the winter. Less than 24 hours after that vote was cast, an official notice was posted early Wednesday at the camp alerting residents that the site will be closed on Dec. 1.

Wednesday’s notice, signed by Herron and dated Oct. 22, cited the city’s ordinance prohibiting camping on public property, which was approved by city council in 2023.

All members of city council with the exception of Coun

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