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Wheeling trustees approve consent agenda, Comcast franchise, tax incentive renewal and special-use request
Summary
The Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees on March 3, 2025 approved a bundled consent agenda of grants, equipment purchases and infrastructure contracts and separately approved a Comcast franchise renewal, a tax-incentive renewal for District Brew Yards and a special‑use to expand Rico's Boxing.
The Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees on March 3, 2025 approved a multi-item consent agenda and several individual measures, including a 10-year franchise renewal with Comcast, a Cook County class 7C real-estate tax incentive renewal for District Brew Yards and a special-use approval for Rico's Boxing at 500 Harvester Court, Suite 3.
Clerk Brady read the consent agenda, which the board said it would enact in a single motion unless an item was removed for separate consideration. The consent package included grants, equipment purchases and construction contracts totaling several million dollars, notably:
- A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sustained traffic enforcement STEP grant through the Illinois Department of Transportation for $125,457 (federal fiscal year 2025). - Purchase of 20 Dell Pro rugged mobile data terminals and 20 bridgpoint routers up to $120,427. - Purchase of ZOLL X series defibrillators and related equipment, plus an auto pulse device, not to exceed $135,700.67. - Public bid contract with Arkon Construction Company Inc. for 2025 manhole rehabilitation, not to exceed $166,470. - Purchase of water meters and related parts…
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