Wheeling board delays condo discussion

The Wheeling village board on Monday tabled a discussion about giving an additional $3 million to a financially troubled condominium development.

In June, developer Mark Smith told the village board he needed the additional $3 million from the village to pay off bank loans taken out to build Prairie Park, a high-end project on North Wolf Road.

If the board approves Smith's request, that would bring the village's total financial contributions to the project to $7.5 million.

The majority of village board members backed Smith's request, but questions remained about where the $3 million would come from.

The board was supposed to talk about the funding Monday, but the discussion was tabled at the last minute.

"New information came in this afternoon, and we haven't had time to review it before tonight's meeting," Village Manager Mark Rooney said.

Trustees did not comment before unanimously voting to table the discussion.