Wheeling Township mental health board takes first steps
Four months after voters approved it by referendum, Wheeling Township's community mental health board met Wednesday for the first time. The board w...
Four months after voters approved it by referendum, Wheeling Township's community mental health board met Wednesday for the first time. The board was created to provide funding through a new tax for local social service agencies that address mental illness, substance use disorder and developmental disabilities. A crowd of more than 35 people attended the panel's first session, including several mental health advocates, as well as a township official who warned about excessive spending. "Please avoid duplication (of services) and, secondly, don't tax the max," said Wheeling Township Assessor Ken Jochum.