WHEELING — The condition of the site where Wheeling’s homeless encampment was located until its closure earlier this week was described by city leaders as a “hellhole,” and its cleanup came at a significant price.

The Wheeling City Manager’s Office officially announced in a statement late this week that, “There is no intention of creating another public area exempt from the public property camping ban ordinance.”

City officials stuck by a strict deadline when notice was posted that the camp on Industrial Drive would be closed on the evening of Dec. 1. Cleanup began the next morning this past Tuesday.

According to information from the City Manager’s Office, a total of $41,350 will be drawn from municipal funds to cover the work completed at the site on Tuesday and Wednesday.

While city

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