Jennifer Wheeler

Infrastructure / Transportation With Wheeler we will eliminate slum and blight by aggressively demolishing dilapidated properties and taking legal action such as placing and assigning liens and other measures directed at derelict owners, particularly out of state profiteers. Keeping our neighborhoods free from abandoned buildings will help prevent trespassing and thus improve safety. Criminal Justice / Public Safety With Wheeler we will focus on public safety and increase our police presence in the neighborhoods by opening outposts in locations such as within community centers and by utilizing Huntington Land Reuse Agency (LandBank) properties where law enforcement will be accessible and integrated with residents. Infrastructure / Transportation With Wheeler we will improve sidewalks by expanding existing paving efforts and seeking grant funding through WVDOT programs such as Transportation Alternatives which includes pedestrian pathways. In doing so, we will repair poorly maintained infrastructure and in places they are needed but do not exist, we will add sidewalks. Infrastructure / Transportation With Wheeler we will increase lighting by adding pole lights where there are not enough, as well as, replace existing high pressure sodium bulbs for brighter and more energy efficient LED fixtures. Studies show that increasing lighting decreases crime. Economy With Wheeler we will litigate and regulate and put an end to the import of other cities’ sickest residents by seeking legal action and support from the courts and legislators to stop the profiteering from some who have preyed upon the very people who need the most help. All business operators MUST respect and obey the ordinances, governance, and sanctity of the neighborhoods in which they exist. Housing With Wheeler we will enhance Huntington’s housing stock by nourishing and expanding revitalization programs like Project SHINE and HOME to render assistance to our low-to-moderate income (LMI) seniors, veterans, and disabled. This will help preserve neighborhoods and stop the deterioration of properties BEFORE they need to be torn down.