Officials and residents shared concerns and ideas related to Wellsburg's future during an open house held Monday to seek public input for a comprehensive plan pursued by the city's planning commission.

West Virginia University professor Jared Anderson and others with WVU's Land Use and Sustainable Development Clinic set up stations at the Wellsburg Salvation Army social hall where visitors could suggest ways the city could be improved and identify areas where development might occur.

The planning commission has recruited the law clinic to assist in developing a comprehensive plan for development. Under state law, all cities with zoning codes must adopt such a plan.

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