Former Robrecht facility will become a riverfront park thanks to $1.7 million in funding

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Former Robrecht facility will become a riverfront park thanks to $1.7 million in funding

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) - A piece of long-vacant property in Wheeling will become a riverfront park, thanks to $1.7 million in funding from Governor Jim Justice. The site of the former Robrecht facility, past WesBanco Arena along Wheeling Creek, will have bike and walking paths, trees, green space and connectors to the water for boaters, kayakers and fishermen. The property had soil contamination issues, and the city earlier received a brownfi…