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Planning, Zoning & Agriculture Committee Meeting 8/22/2018 9:00 AM
A
B
C
A
Okay,
you
received
a
copy,
the
July
18
minutes
as
there
are
any
additions
or
Corrections.
Oh
I'm,
sorry,
I'm
trying
to
move
come
on.
We
have
four
public
comments
and
we
have
15
minutes
for
that.
So
approximately
four
plus
minutes
for
each
comment,
we'll
start
off
with
Cheryl
Shane.
Please,
and
would
you
use
the
microphone
in
the
back
there?
Thank
you
good.
D
A
D
I'm
speaking
about
zeebee
a
case
number
1826
on
August
6
2018,
many
residents
of
our
community
attended
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
committee
meeting.
We
asked
questions
and
voiced
our
concerns
and
objections
to
a
proposed
special
use
permit
for
a
solar
farm
at
the
southwest
corner
of
10,000,
West,
Road
and
1,000.
D
Due
to
its
bucolic
setting
and
simple
pastoral
views.
Many
of
us
have
lived
there
for
decades.
Others
are
new
to
the
community
but
also
chose
it.
For
the
same
reasons,
we
wanted
a
rustic
area
with
a
simpler
lifestyle.
None
of
us
chose
to
live
next
to
an
industrial
site
with
high
chain-link
fence
and
signage.
This
property
is
unique
because
it
has
resident
properties
surrounding
it
on
all
four
sides:
Kankakee
County
adopted
the
land,
evaluation
and
site
assessment
on
five
eleven.
Ninety
three
as
an
objective
tool
to
evaluate
property
use
and
development.
D
During
the
CBA
committee
meeting,
the
land,
evaluation
and
site
assessment
Lisa
was
discussed
at
the
CBA.
The
expert
witness
state
of
the
Lisa
score
for
this
property
was
two
thirty
four
point:
six
four:
the
guide
guide
guidelines
listed
in
the
Lisa
standards
a
score
of
two
thirty.
Four
point:
six
recognized
as
a
high
need
for
protection
of
the
site.
The
Lisa
guidelines
state,
selecting
the
site
with
the
lowest
total
points,
will
generally
protect
the
best
farmland.
D
Kankakee
County
has
a
strong
agricultural
history.
We
have
witnessed
acres
of
ground
now
being
used
for
pipelines,
wind
farms
and
now
solar
firms.
Why
continue
to
remove
agricultural
land
from
crop
and
livestock
production?
Why
not
utilize
vacant
industrial
sites?
How
many
solar
panels
could
be
placed
on
the
old,
GNB
and
Roper
sites?
We
are
concerned
about
the
increased
truck
traffic
and
the
effect
on
our
roads.
We
have
witnessed
the
effect
on
the
roads
from
the
wind
farm
construction.
We
are
concerned
about
the
effect
on
the
abundant
wildlife
in
the
area.
D
We
are
worried
about
the
effect
on
our
pets
and
livestock,
as
their
hearing
is
more
acute.
We
are
concerned
about
the
effect
on
our
property
values.
We
question
why
a
local
realtor
was
not
used
to
determine
the
effect
on
property
values.
The
expert
testimony
from
a
realtor
being
paid
by
the
solar
company
and
unfamiliar
with
our
area
does
not
instill
a
vote
of
confidence
from
us.
They
are
asking
for
a
special
use
permit
for
the
entire
80
acres,
but
planning
to
use
20
acres
at
the
CBA.
D
The
solar
company
expert
stated
the
leases
can
be
sold
to
other
companies
that
establishes
a
foot
their
footprint
for
future
expansion.
The
panels
are
manufactured
overseas.
The
CBA
the
solar
company
experts
stated
they
were
made
primarily
of
silicon.
Frequently.
Rare
metals
are
also
used
in
the
manufacturing
for
the
panels
to
operate
more
efficiently
at
the
CBA.
We
question
how
they
plan
to
dispose
of
the
panel's
once
decommissioned
or
if
one
gets
damaged.
The
expert
from
the
solar
company
stated
they
haven't
decommissioned
any
as
yet.
D
We
find
it
difficult
to
believe
in
their
38
years
as
a
company
that
a
panel
has
never
been
damaged
during
transit
installation
or
use.
Currently,
no
landfill
or
recycler
will
accept
these.
The
expert
stated
they
hope
a
plan
will
be
in
place.
Eventually,
that
is
not
a
viable
or
acceptable
response.
Has
anyone
been
provided
the
material
safety
data
sheets
for
these
panels?
This
property
sits
on
an
artesian
well
and
is
close
to
two
creeks.
We
all
have
wells.
We
hope
the
property
order
has
a
agricultural
impact
mitigation
agreement
in
place
for
the
liability
involved.
D
E
Mike
damps
from
bond
field
I'm
here
in
regards
to
zba
case
1826
by
Borrego,
solar
I,
want
to
start
by
saying
this
committee
owes
it
to
the
residents
that
put
them
here
to
extend
public
comment,
if
need
be
because
we
all
deserve
to
be
heard.
I
find
it
unfair
that
Borrego
gets
another
shot
today
to
give
you
their
sales
pitch
their
presentation,
along
with
the
questions
and
answers
from
the
residents
where
there
was
feedback
required
by
Borrego
as
what
should
have
taken
place
before
this
committee.
E
Never,
let
me
remind
you,
they
receive
no
recommendation
or
a
negative
recommendation
with
a
quorum
present
at
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
they're,
going
to
feed
you
lines
that
have
been
rehearsed
through
legal
review
and
perfected.
For
months,
they'll
say:
community
engagement,
their
community
engagement
was
a
letter
left
in
my
screen
door
with
a
solar
facility
smaller
than
the
one
they
are
presenting
today.
They'll
stay
there
in
this
because
it's
great
for
our
community
like
they
care.
However,
they
stated
their
company
build
solar
facilities
and
then
sells
them.
They
don't
care
about
a
community.
E
They
are
chasing
dollars
at
our
expense.
The
subject
property
also
has
a
high
rate,
at
least
a
score
of
220
plus.
This
is
the
highest
for
any
locally
proposed
commercial
solar
facility.
My
wife
and
I
purchased
our
house
less
than
two
years
ago
and
considered
the
area
in
view
as
a
reason
for
purchasing
the
property
and
would
not
have
considered
it
if
the
front
window
looked
out
over
an
eight-foot,
chain-link
fence,
industrial
area.
E
I
disagree
with
Cohn
Reznick
SAP
in
ioan,
on
housing,
values
and
I,
say
opinion,
because
appraisal
is
really
nothing
more
than
that
they're,
using
the
same
presentation
in
same
houses
for
comparison
on
multiple
solar
facility
proposals
by
different
companies,
which
shows
how
small
the
sample
size
is
to
justify
their
opinion.
They
are
using
houses
in
a
neighborhood
and
trying
to
compare
them
to
rural
properties
where
we
value
the
views
that
we
have.
E
If
I
looked
out
my
windows
in
the
neighborhood
and
saw
houses
on
top
of
me
and
having
a
solar
facility
next
door
might
not
be
bothersome.
That
isn't
the
case
for
our
area,
and
then
there
is
the
noise
it
is
compared
to
rustling
leaves,
which
is
a
pleasant,
sound.
A
constant
hum
will
ruin
the
enjoyment
that
we
currently
have
of
being
outside
on
our
property
with
our
children.
If
I
followed
you
around
the
rest
of
the
day
and
hummed
in
your
ear
quietly,
it
would
still
drive
you
crazy
within
a
short
time
now.
E
F
G
I'm
also
here
about
1826
the
CBA
case
number
I
just
wanted
to
express
support
for
what
my
neighbors
were
already
said,
but
also
I.
Just
don't
think
this
is
the
best
location.
I
think
that's
as
good
a
reason
as
any
to
turn
it
down
it's
near
a
cluster
of
residences
which
isn't
overly
common
in
these
rural
areas.
But
here
we
have
a
street
where
it's
one
house
after
another,
that's
the
end
they're
putting
the
farm
on
there's
80
acres
there.
G
If
it's
got
to
go
there,
if
it's
gonna
be
approved,
it
seems
like
there's
got
to
be
a
better
location
either
on
that
site
or
is
was
spoken
at
other
defunct
industrial
sites.
Would
he
be
even
better
and
also
the
hi
Lisa
score
in
his
prime
agricultural
land?
You
know
that
hasn't
been
I.
Think
the
case
in
many
of
the
solar
facilities,
but
just
doesn't
seem
like
this
is
a
good
look
patien
if
it's
gonna
be
voted
for
in
spite
of
opposition
from
the
residents.
G
I
would
ask
that
the
you
know
that
the
county
makes
sure
that
certain
things
are
done,
like
the
the
screening
and
things
like
that
that
you
get
maintenance
guarantees
for
say
two
years
is
common
at
the
municipality
that
I
work
for
to
make
sure
that
the
screening
goes
up.
We
visited
the
Grand
Ridge
site.
That
was
not
the
case
there.
All
the
screening
they
put
in
is
gone.
The
people
said
it
wasn't
maintained.
They
mow
there
once
a
year.
G
G
You
know
the
things
in
a
building,
maybe
that
cuts
down
on
a
lot
on
the
noise
wouldn't
have
to
be
an
extensive
building,
perhaps
but
also
I,
know
that
Minnesota
requires
it
and
that
there's
a
House
bill,
I,
don't
know
if
it
was
passed
for
Illinois
to
make
it
voluntary
to
use
pollinator
mix
around
solar
facility
sites.
Perhaps
that
could
be
added
in
there.
It's
good
for
the
wildlife
things
like
that,
and
then
also
where
the
screenings
going
I
would
ask
that
we
require
a
two
foot
berm
under
it.
G
G
It's
just
moving
dirt
in
Earth's
work
and
not
bad
and
then
also,
as
Mike
said,
a
greater
setback
than
100
or
150
feet
that
they're
talking
about
so
again,
I
am
not
in
favor
of
it,
but
if
it's
going
to
be
voted
for,
I
would
ask
that
you
consider
some
of
these
things
to
help
mitigate
the
impact
to
the
residences.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
Hello,
my
name's
Kevin
McRaven
I'm,
also
here
for
the
Bravo
1826
solar
facility
during
her
presentation,
I
was
here
for
the
joining
Board
of
Appeals
got
to
listen
to
their
presentation.
During
that
presentation
he
said
that
he
went
to
17
of
the
nearby
houses
that
would
be
directly
affected
by
this
solar
facility.
He
said
out
of
the
17
10
houses
he
made
contact
with
and
he
had
no
opposition
from
anybody.
I
did
my
homework.
I
went
around.
I
would
like
to
present
you
guys
with
a
signed
petition.
B
C
A
A
H
Submit
for
your
approval,
the
monthly
building
division
report
for
June
2018,
we
had
issued
a
permit
for
one
new
home,
seventy-three,
total
residential
permits,
six
commercial
permits,
no
industrial
permits,
and
that
would
be
for
a
total
of
twenty
thousand
six
hundred.
Fifty
nine
dollars
in
revenue
collected.
A
H
I
am
required
by
our
stormwater
ms4
program
to
ask
the
committee
each
month
if
they
have
any
stormwater
issues
they
would
like
to
discuss.
I
can
tell
you
that
we
are
looking
into
one
stormwater
issue
out
in
moments
Township
and
we're
working
with
the
Health
Department
to
possibly
get
either
soil
or
water
samples
done.
I
Yeah
at
our
full
board
meeting
we
were
I
had
done.
I've
had
this
pulled
by
Dell.
This
is
the
this
is
the
return
receipt
when
we
send
out
registered
mail,
we
get
a
return
receipt
which
is
part
of
our
process
when
we
have
to
notify
people
of
solar
farm
or
any
other
zoning
hearing.
That's
upcoming.
The
moment's
mayor
came
to
the
meeting
and
chastised
the
entire
board
called
us
liars
and
tell
a
liar
for
because
he
never
received
a
letter
and
I
wanted
to
show.
I
H
I
Know
how
he
would
have
not
gotten
this
letter,
so
I
didn't
appreciate
the
tone
and
the
accusations
of
the
mayor
towards
this.
This
body
I
would
not
do
that
in
his
chambers.
I
just
want
to
let
the
committee
and
the
board
know
and
public
know
that
we,
the
mayor,
was
notified
in
plenty
of
time
for
that
area,
plenty
of
time
and
within
the
law.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you
going
on
to
Z
be
a
case.
1824
request
for
rezoning
from
12
general
industrial
district
to
egg
a
one
agricultural
district
and
a
special
use
permit
121,
99
c
34
solar
farm
in
the
a1
agricultural
district,
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
section
7
of
kin-kee
Township.
Petitioners
are
yonke:
Farms
LLC,
mr.
Tim
Janka,
yonke
and
property
owner
and
sole
America
energy
applicant.
A
H
H
Before
you
on
this
case
is
two
different
actions,
one
is
a
rezoning
from
I
to
general
industrial
to
a-1
agriculture
and
the
other
is
a
special
use
permit
for
a
2
megawatt
community,
solar
garden,
solar
farm.
The
location
is
on
the
map
on
the
screen.
It's
located
right
at
the
end
of
River
Road,
at
its
intersection
with
route
45
on
the
yonke
farm.
H
During
the
hearing
we
have
had
one
letter
from
the
city
of
Kankakee
that
was
received,
June
20th,
signed
by
Frank
Caylor
in
term
community
development
director
letter
asked
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
delay
the
public
hearing
until
the
discussion
could
be
had
about
annexation.
To
my
knowledge,
it's
been
over
30
days
and
that
the
city
has
still
not
contacted
the
developer
about
that
discussion.
H
Public
comments,
Joleen
moss
spoke
but
I
believe
she
was
speaking
on
the
Irwin
another
case
in
Irwin.
She
lived
several
miles
away
and
most
of
what
she
said
had
to
do.
With
that
case,
tim
Janka,
the
property
owner,
stated
that
the
farm
been
in
existence
for
over
a
hundred
years
and
no
one
has
contacted
them
concerning
any
industrial
or
commercial
use
of
the
property.
During
that
time,
mr.
David
Crawford
who's
a
owns
a
billboard
next
door
and
is
also
an
alderman
for
the
city
of
Kankakee.
H
H
There's
a
site
plan
of
it,
I
think
see.
The
entrance
would
be
just
south
of
the
motel
on
route
45.
The
solar
panels
would
cover
the
majority
of
the
site
and
the
entire
site
would
be
subject
to
the
landscape
and
weed
control
plan
and
would
be
maintained
by
the
solar
farm
company,
which
is
sole.
America
zba
recommends
the
approval
of
both
the
rezoning
and
the
special
use
permit
for
2-0,
but
with
conditions
on
the
special
use
permit,
the
conditions
being
the
ground
cover
shall
be
planted
with
native
pollinator
friendly
species
and
to
all
required.
I
A
I
H
H
H
H
F
F
A
Okay,
any
other
questions
all
in
favor,
say
aye
opposed
motion
carries
all
right
going
on
to
Z
be
a
case.
1826
request
for
a
special
use,
permit
121,
99
c
34,
solar
farm
EA,
one
agricultural
district,
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
Section
10
of
Pilot
Township
Tichenor
zaire,
Sharon
H,
Shiller,
Ernest,
L,
Shiller,
property
owners
and
Borrego
solar
systems
incorporated
applicant.
H
H
They
were
given
a
proper
chance
to
a
excuse
me
at
rebuttal
after
public
comment
and
would
like
to
have
more
time
to
work
with
the
residents
and
hopefully
come
up
with
a
solution
that
is
beneficial
to
all.
So
at
this
time
the
committee
has
a
choice.
They
can
either
choose
to
send
it
back
to
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals,
based
on
this
letter,
or
we
can
move
forward,
as
we
normally
would
with
a
case.
K
A
M
K
K
H
K
A
A
A
K
H
H
This
is
a
request
for
a
special
use.
Permit,
for
a
to
meadow
are
three
megawatt
community
solar
garden.
It's
a
little
difference,
a
little
larger
on
property
at
the
southwest
corner
of
1,000,
South
Road
and
1,000
West
Road
in
Pilot
Township,
the
property
owners
are
Sharon
and
Ernest
Schiller
and
the
developer
is
parade.
A
beret
go
solar
systems
incorporated
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
hearing
was
held
on
August
6
2008
teen
and
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
recommends
the
denial
of
this
proposal.
Four
to
one.
There
were
many
surrounding
property
owners
who
spoke
against
this.
Mr.
H
Kevin
McRaven
Donnell
Kinsler
Mike,
Sharyl,
Shane
and
Sam
Shane,
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
based
their
decision
on
finding
a
fact
number
two
they
did
not
fit
they
are.
They
felt
that
the
dislocation
for
the
solar
farm
would
be
injurious
to
the
use
and
enjoyment
of
other
properties
in
the
immediate
vicinity,
and
we
did
have
a
very
high
ELISA
score
on
this
particular
site.
You
look
at
the
map
up
there.
The
red
outlines
the
entire
property.
The
blue
would
be
the
area
where
the
solar
farm
would
be
located.
A
H
H
L
H
L
L
H
H
H
Do
not
believe
so
no
I
believe
that
they
testified
that
they
would
consider
it
if
required.
Our
ordinance
does
not
require
it
and
leaves
it
to
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
to
decide
where
and
when
it's
warranted.
But
since
they
voted
to
deny
a
recommend
denial,
they
did
not
recommend
any
conditions
for
this
site,
such
as
landscaping
all
right.
A
A
All
opposed
motion
denied
okay,
going
on
to
GBA
cakes,
1828
request
for
rezoning
from
r1
single-family
residential
district
to
a-1
agricultural
district
then
especially
used
permit
121,
99
c
34
solar
farm
in
the
a1
agricultural
district,
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
section
27
and
st.
Anne
Township
petitioners,
our
James
and
Kathleen
D
group
and
Paul
and
Cynthia
the
group
property
owners
and
FFP
Illinois
community
solar,
LLC
applicant,
and
there
are
no
objections
on
this
one.
There.
H
Were
no
objections,
but
I
can
do
it,
quick,
okay,
rundown
of
it
if
you'd
like
this
is
a
this
also
has
two
requests.
One
is
to
rezone
from
r1
single-family
residential
to
a-1,
agriculture
and
the
second
one
is
a
special
use
permit
to
allow
the
construction
of
a
2
megawatt
community,
solar
garden
at
property
located
at
the
intersection
of
8500
East
Road
and
5,000
South
Road
in
st.
Anne
Township.
The
map
on
the
screen
shows
the
entire
parcel
I
believe
it's
20,
five
acres
I,
don't
have
that
written
down
here.
H
There's
the
site
plan
would
be
using
me,
I
think.
Yes,
it's
somewhere
between
20
and
25
acres,
the
site
plan.
The
solar
farm
would
be
using
the
entire
parcel
as
drawn
on
the
preliminary
site
plan
on
the
screen.
Their
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
voted
7
to
0
to
approve
both
the
rezoning
and
the
special
use
permit
with
conditions.
H
H
The
conditions
are
the
standard
conditions
that
they
have
been
placing
there's
only
what
has
been
placing
on
all,
especially
our
solar
farm
special
use
permits,
one
the
ground
cover
shall
be
planted
with
native
pollinator
friendly
species
and
two
all
required.
Landscaping
shall
be
subject
to
the
maintenance
requirements
and
penalties
prescribed
in
the
weed
and
grants
control
plan.
A
Their
motion
motion
mr.
Kenzie
approved
second
mr.
Washington.
Any
discussion
on
favor,
say:
aye
I
posed
motion
carried
going
on
Z
bak
1829
request
for
rezoning
from
a
run
agricultural
district
to
reroute,
a
state's
district
and
a
variance
to
section
121
149
D
lot
size
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
section
15
of
Essex
Township.
Petitioners
are
Timothy
and
Caitlin
Wilkerson
property
owner
in
Africa.
H
H
The
parcel
contains
one
single
family
home
in
a
shed.
They
were
divided
off
of
the
farm
parcel
back
in
1986
the
Wilkerson's
came
in
and
as
they
were
getting
ready
to
sell
the
property
and
wanted
to
know
if
it
was
properly
zoned.
Unfortunately,
it
did
not
meet
our
ordinance
in
1986,
which,
in
the
a
one
district
required
them
to
have
two
acres
and
250
feet
of
frontage.
They
did
not
do
this,
they
bought
they
bought
it
after
the
fact,
in
fact,
they've
only
owned
it
about
two
or
three
years
themselves.
H
So
to
correct
that
situation,
we
recommended
that
they
rezone
it
to
rural
estate,
which
would
be
the
appropriate
zoning
district
for
a
part,
a
residential
parcel
in
that
area.
But
since
it
does
not
have
the
one
acre
minimum
that
is
required
in
the
rural
estate
district
they're
also
asking
for
a
variance
for
lot
size.
H
A
Their
motion
to
approve
mr.
Washington
second
by
mr.
Stauffenberg,
any
discussion
on
favor,
say
aye
aye
opposed
motion
carries
going
on
zeebee
a
case
1830
request
for
a
special
use,
permit
120,
1-99
c
34
solar
farm
in
the
a1
agricultural
district,
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
section
30
of
Otto
Township.
Petitioners
are
Frank:
L
bar
berry
and
Jerome
Barbieri
property
owners
and
solar
provider
group
Illinois,
LLC
bur,
Creek,
community,
solar
applicant.
H
This
is
a
request
for
a
special
use
permit
for
a
2
megawatt,
so
community,
solar
garden
known
as
Burke
Creek,
community
solar,
it's
along
the
south
side
of
Illinois
Route
115,
just
northwest
of
the
village
of
erlin.
You
can
see
on
the
map
on
the
screen
there.
Everything
in
yellow
is
the
village
of
a
win.
The
red
outline
is
the
subject
property
at
twenty
point:
six,
six
acre
site.
As
I
said
it
does
fall
within
1.5
miles
of
the
village
of
Irwin.
However,
the
village
of
Earl
into
our
knowledge
does
not
have
a
comprehensive
plan.
H
A
H
Apologize
for
that
this
case
is
a
little
bit
different.
This
is
a
request
for
a
special
use
permit
for
a
community
solar
garden,
but
this
one
is
only
720
kilowatts,
not
the
two
megawatts
you're
normally
used
to
seeing,
and
it's
only
on
4.5
acres
that
would
be
used
of
the
40
acre
site.
So
it's
a
very
small
solar
farm.
H
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals,
let's
see,
there's
the
there's
how
it
would
look.
The
closest
neighbor
is
a
cemetery
that
little
green
area
down
there
in
the
corner.
It
is
a
small
Cemetery,
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
voted
4
to
0
to
approve
with
conditions
the
same
standard
conditions
we've
been
using.
There
was
a
fair
amount
of
public
comment
about
it,
which
is
in
your
packet
under
public
comments.
Bern
grouse
is
the
property
owner.
It
was
in
favor
of
the
project
thought
it
was
a
great
idea.
H
John
furnace
was
about
a
half
a
mile
north
of
the
project
believes
he
will
be
surrounded
by
solar
farms
and
had
some
questions
about
a
road
use
agreement.
He
also
stated
he
was
against
the
project.
Amy
Martin,
I
neighbor,
a
property
owner
said
she
had
grandkids
that
will
climb
the
fence
and
that
she
does
not
wish
to
live
there
anymore,
Gerald
Schmitt,
a
representative,
the
adjoining
property
owner
stated
his
mother
owns
the
farm
land
east
of
the
project
and
that
he
has
concerns
about
the
heat
generated
from
a
solar
farm.
H
He
also
has
concerns
about
drainage
tiles
and
how
they
would
be
repaired
if
damaged.
This
was
addressed
at
the
hearing
and
I
believe
it
was
stated
that
they
must
repair
any
tiles
that
would
be
damaged.
Merrill
with
EFT
a
property
owner
is
about
a
half
a
mile
southeast
of
the
project
stated
there
was
a
right
in
the
wrong
way
to
do
things
and
that
this
was
not
the
right
way
asked
about
the
racking
system.
H
How
deep
it
went
in
the
ground
question
the
reflected
glare
factors
and
was
told
that
involved
an
old
style
of
panel,
which
is
not
used
anymore.
He
asked
how
glare
would
affect
his
neighbors
also
asked.
If
anything
the
piles
were
coated
with
further
stayed.
There
was
a
little
good
water
in
the
area
and
that
the
property
had
a
high
water
table.
He
also
questioned
the
drainage
of
the
site
and
the
repair
of
drainage
tiles.
H
If
damaged
question
electromagnetic
field,
acid,
the
site
would
be
returned
to
farmland
and
how
the
solar
farm
would
be
connected
to
the
grid.
Those
questions
were
addressed
with
the
decommissioning
plan,
and
the
applicant
did
state
how
it
would
be
connected
into
the
grid,
which
is
right
at
the
road
in
front
of
it
he's
up.
His
final
statement
was:
they
hope
we
are
not
selling
out
our
grandchildren
for
immediate
benefits
and
that
this
project
takes
good
farmland
out
of
production
Glenda
for
NS
a
prop
round.
There
also
lives
a
half
mile
north
of
the
project.
H
H
So
let
me
look
at
the
luksus
core,
because
I'm
sure
that
question
is
coming
and
the
Lisa
score
on
this
one
is
218
which
puts
it
at
a
medium
I.
Believe
it
yeah
anything
under
to
hundreds
of
low
believe
200
to
225
is
a
medium
class
for
and
the
Zoning
Board
automobiles
recommend
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
recommended
approval
for
2-0.
K
C
H
K
A
H
This
is
a
80
acre
site,
but
they
would
only
be
using
the
northwest
corner
pushed
back
all
the
way
into
the
closest
to
the
substation
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
voted
five
to
zero
to
recommend
granting
the
special
use
permit
with
the
same
standard
conditions
that
that
they
have
been
using.
There
were
no
public
comments,
including
from
any
from
the
village
of
Breck.
Bourbonnais
I
did
contact
their
administrator
and
he
said
stated
they
had
no
issues
with
the
project.
F
A
Hildebrand
any
discussion
on
favor,
say:
aye
aye
opposed
motion
carries
GBA
cakes,
18-34
requests
are
especially
use,
permit,
121,
99
c
34
solar
farm
in
the
area;
agricultural
district,
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
section
34.
A
manteno
Township.
Petitioners
are
sunshine:
limited
partnership,
property
owner
and
Nostrum
solar
LLC
applicant.
H
This
is
also
a
request
for
a
special
use
permit
on
a
2
megawatt
community
solar
garden
facility,
this
one's
known
as
Nostrand
solar,
it's
located
at
the
other
end
of
6000
North
Road,
where
it
intersects
with
2000
East
Road
or
you
may
know
that
is
Cardinal
Drive,
it's
directly
across
from
the
quarry
it.
The
property
is
the
blue
area
there,
which
is
a
hundred
and
some-odd
acres,
I,
have
that
written
here
and
the
project
would
be
down
in
the
lower
southwest
corner
of
it.
H
H
We
received
a
letter
from
the
village
of
manteno
in
support
of
the
project
and
this
does
fall
within
their
width
in
their
planning
boundary.
The
planning
boundary
between
the
village
of
manteno
and
the
village
of
bradley
is
six
thousand
North
Road
in
that
area.
The
village
of
bradley,
katherine
gorge,
now
ski,
I
believes
how
you
pronounce
her
name,
did
speak
at
the
public
hearing
and
voiced
concerns
about
it.
I
do
not
recall
whether
she
actually
there
was
no
formal
objection
and
we
have
not
received
a
formal
objection
from
the
village
of
bradley
on
this.
L
H
A
H
N
A
H
N
K
I'm
looking
at
on
3000
s,
Road
is
the
diversitech
campus
and
those
trucks
may
come
up
3000
instead
of
going
through
manteno,
and
so
that
would
be
probably
for
an
access.
Or
did
they
look
at?
Let's
see
that's
six,
seven
thousand
Road.
Is
there
any
plan
for
seven
thousand
road
to
move
that
traffic
from
diversitech
South
to
use
that
interchange,
the
new
interchange,
I.
H
Recall
the
last
time
this
was
discussed
was
very
early
on
during
the
in
Liana
expressway
discussions
when
the
Illiana
might
have
very
well
been
at
6,000
road,
and
there
was
discussions
about
taking
6000
all
the
way
acrost
265
there's
not
in
the
last
five
or
six
years.
There's
been
no
discussion
about
extending
6000
Road,
but
it's
certainly
a
possibility,
as
the
metropolitan
area
expands
out,
that
that
road
would
be
needed
and
I
think
to
get
try
truck
traffic
from
diversitech
directly
to
the
interstate
would
be
great.
C
H
K
H
Regional
Planning
Commission
has
the
power
to
preserve
a
right-of-way
for
a
future
roadway.
I
do
not
know
all
the
ins
and
outs
and
legal
aspects
of
that,
but
they
do
have
that.
That's
one
of
the
powers
that
the
Planning
Commission
does
have
so
that
they
can.
So
we
could
take
that
before
them.
I
think
we
have
to
have
a
more
solidified
plan.
First,
okay,.
H
F
H
N
A
N
Still
the
same
and
our
goal,
Adelbert
said
it
better
than
I
can,
but
the
our
goal
was
really
when
this
was
brought
to
our
attention
by
both
the
county
staff
and
by
the
mayor
of
manteno.
Are
we
agree
with
them?
Look
who
knows
if
this
road
will
ever
happen?
This
group
will
have
much
more
involvement
of
that
than
any
of
us
will,
but
we
didn't
want
to
put
in
a
situation
that
would
create
problems
when
you
did
that
the
future,
so
it
was
a
simple
thing
to
move
it.
N
L
L
Nobody
seems
to
mention,
but
there's
a
lot
of
property
there,
that
influx
like
future
6,000
Road
and
not
that
I
want
the
developer
to
spend
money
now,
but
take
consideration
in
that
south
frontage,
6,000
Road
in
terms
of
giving
a
little
architectural
appeal
or
landscaping
appeal
like
a
burn.
There's
one
person
suggested
or
some
type
of
landscaping,
but
somebody
needs
to
look
at
that
if
they
extend
6,000
Road.
That
way,
there's
a
good
reason:
it'll
be
traffic.
H
H
I
A
N
M
N
I
ask
for
a
quick
clarification
on
the
amendment
for
the
plan.
We're
talking
about
I,
assume
the
sort
of
standard
double
row
of
evergreen
trees
that
we
put
in
along
they're.
Putting
in
a
berm
really
impacts
our
farmer.
If
he
wants
to
farm
his
property
in
the
south,
that
would
be
130
feet
off
the
highway,
essentially
having
sort
of
steady,
we
want
to
make
sure
it's
landscape,
not
a
berm
I.
M
A
N
I
H
A
We
have
a
motion
and
a
second
mr.
Washington.
We
have
a
motion
in
a
second
to
approve
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
opposed
motion
carried.
Thank
you
going
on
to
Z
bak
1835
request
for
a
special
use,
permit
120,
1-99
community
residential
home
in
the
a1
agricultural
district,
on
a
partial
generally
situated
in
section
24
of
moments:
Township
petitioner,
our
jav
D
Illinois,
LLC,
series
conservation
and
gonna
noise
series,
LLC
property
owner
and
Garden
of
Prayer
applicant.
H
This
is
a
request
for
a
special
use
permit
for
a
community
residential
home
at
16,
601
east
state
route,
114
in
moments.
Township,
the
property
is
shown
on
the
screen
there.
The
entire
property
is
in
the
red
boundary.
They
are
leasing
a
five
acre
area,
it's
not
being
divided
but
leasing.
A
five
acre,
five
acre
area
with
a
pole,
barn
and
a
home
at
the
lower
and
near
route
114.
F
J
A
I
Just
just
for
the
record,
this
is
the
owner
of
the
company
that
I
am
on
the
management
board
of
or
the
team
of
owns
this
property.
It's
not
the
company,
so
I
can
vote.
There
is
no
financial,
tire
and
I
just
wanted
on
the
record,
or
somebody's
may
say
that
my
vote
was
compromised,
it's
not
as
for
the
property
and
it's
not
for
the
company.
Okay,
thank.
H
A
All
right,
any
other
discussion,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
opposed
motion
carried
going
on
1836
requests,
GBA
case
18
36
requests
are
special
use,
permit
120,
1-99
c
34
solar
farm
in
a1
agricultural
district
on
a
parcel
generally
situated
in
section
one
zero,
one
of
Pilot
Township.
Petitioners
are
kojiki
because
C
job,
what
is
it?
Casita,
casita
living
Trust
property
owner
and
Erwin
solar
LLC
applicant?
This.
H
Is
another
special
use
permit
request
for
a
two
megawatt
community,
solar
garden,
this
one's
known
as
a
wind,
solar
farm
properties
located
on
South
8000,
West
Road
in
Section
1,
a
pilot
Township
just
about
three-quarters
of
a
mile
south
of
route
17?
If
you
look
on
the
map
there,
the
entire
property
is
outlined
in
red.
The
location
of
the
solar
farm
is
in
blue
to
be
utilizing
about
20.7
acres
of
the
twenty
five
point.
Three
five
acre
parcel
the
land
across
the
road
is
zoned
I
to
industrial.
The.
H
Illinois
grain
shuttle
facility
there,
the
property,
is
kind
of
a
horseshoe
shape.
Miss
casita
also
owns
the
one
in
the
middle,
where
the
pond
is
on.
There's
the
site
plan
for
the
for
the
facility.
There
will
be
landscaping
along
the
southern
edge
where
the
where
the
few
homes
are
the
entrance
will
be
also
on
the
southeast
corner.
H
A
H
All
righty
Jeffrey
could
not
be
here
today,
so
I
told
him
I
would
take
over
for
him,
so
bear
with
me.
I
may
not
be
as
quite
as
knowledgeable
as
he
is
on
some
of
this
last
fall.
We
submitted
the
inner
city
bus
grant,
application
to
I
dot
for
service
from
moments'
to
the
Greyhound,
stop
in
Kankakee
and
two
bus
shelters,
one
in
Sun,
River,
Terrace
and
one
in
moments'.
This
grant
will
have
no
local
match
coming
from
the
county,
and
all
funds
are
state
and
federal.
H
I
dot
has
sent
us
two
agreements
for
the
grant:
one
agreement
for
providing
service
between
moments
and
greyhound
expanding
the
current
moments,
commuter
route,
fourteen
thousand,
six
hundred,
eighty
four
dollars
and
thirty
cents
in
federal
funds.
Ten
thousand
five
hundred
ninety
four
dollars
and
seventy
cents
in
state
funds,
and
the
other
agreement
is
to
install
the
two
bus
shelters
at
a
cost
of
sixteen
thousand
dollars
in
state
funds.
So
we're
asking
today
for
permission
for
the
Chairman
to
sign
these
agreements.
Motion.
L
Read
both
these
resolutions
and
am
somewhat
confused,
was
section
one
in
both
of
them,
not
certain
I
I
think
you
said:
there's
no
cost
to
the
county,
and
yet
it
talks
about
offsetting
our
costs
and
deficits
and
capital
costs
of
Kankakee
County.
So
the
the
summary
of
all
this
is
it
isn't
going
to
cost
the
taxpayers
locally
other
than
taxpayers
stayed
and
nationally
to
take
this
grant
current.
H
L
H
O
A
O
Location
hasn't
been
determined,
we'll
work
with
on
River
Terrace
mo
man
to
see
where
that,
where
they
would
wish
those
shelters
to
be
located.
But
it's
been
discussed
for
years.
The
extension
down
to
Greyhound
would
be
a
very
easy
revision
of
and
already
existing
route,
so
really
we're
only
waiting
for
the
contracts
to
come
through
with
signature,
and
then
we
can
begin
working
on
the
projects.
J
O
L
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
I,
may
have
a
concern
and
would
like
to
abstain
from
voting
on
this
and
there
there
there
could
be
a
I'm,
not
certain
how
this
all
interrelates,
but
we've
been
a
project
for
the
bus
place,
putting
some
concrete
work
in
and
making
stuff
a
DA
approved
and
I'm,
not
certain.
If
this
is
part
of
that
or
not
that.
H
I
H
I
What
the
only
reason
I
mentioned
that
is,
is
because
a
lot
of
the
employers
in
moments,
especially-
and
we
know
where
the
ridership
drops
off
there
I-
would
hate
to
see
the
donation
be
downtown
when
it's
really
the
most
of
the
users
are
going
to
the
right
for
employment
purposes,
the
specific
area.
So
that's
why
I
asked.
H
F
C
H
H
Demand
response
had
four
thousand
two
hundred
sixty
six
trips,
which
is
a
four
percent
increase
over
last
year's
cored
Florida.
Fourth
quarter.
Excuse
me:
Momence
commuter
had
4,600
trips
or
I
believe
those
are
right
and
all
that
strips
nevermind,
a
12
percent
increase
over
last
year
and
overall
trips
for
FY
2018,
has
been
thirty,
six
thousand
seven
hundred
four,
which
is
a
21%
percent
increase
over
last
year.
So
it
sounds
like
the
program
is
successful.
Direct
demand
response
had
17,000
767
trips,
a
19%
increase
over
last
year
and
last
year
for
managed
care
organization.
H
H
A
C
H
I
You
this
is
something
that
I
don't
know
for
the
better
part
of
four
four
to
six
years.
I've
been
it's
been
working
me
that
that
I
guess
it's
more
lately
than
it
was
in
the
past,
now
that
we
do
actually
fund
money
out
of
the
general
fund
into
this
endeavor,
which
obviously
it's
working
for
a
lot
of
employees
and
employers
and
different
parts
of
the
county,
but
the
the
brand
of
show
bus.
I
It
is
really
the
Kankakee
County
rural
transit
system
and
and
I
think
the
public
is
missing
an
opportunity
to
realize
that
that
we
do
this
and
and
it's
something
that's
kind
of
bothered
me
and
I
know:
there's
a
cost
to
rebranding
and
logos
on
buses,
and
things
like
that.
But
I
would
like
to
ask
this
committee
if
we
can
at
least
go
down
the
road
of
knowing
what
it
would
cost
to
rebrand
those
buses
to
a
to
be
determined
name
whatever.
If
that
is
what
we
wanted
to
do,
you
know
there's
obviously
there's
other
considerations.
I
I
I
Mind
if
that's
on
the
bottom
I'm
the
the
back
of
it
or
something,
but
the
brand
is
Kankakee,
County,
okay,
and
so
that's
why
I'm
just
want
to
throw
it
to
the
committee
to
just
say:
hey
investigate
what
the
cost
is
talk
to
Laura
about
what
that
means
for
for
show
bus
in
general,
because
I
know
there
was
at
one
time.
I
had
heard
something
along
the
lines.
Well,
what
if
we
have
to
pull
that
bus
into
another
County
to
use
it
there.
H
Is
some
sharing
right
that
occurs
between
counties
and
the
buses?
If
you
ever
see
the
green
ones
are
ours,
the
blue
ones
belong
to
someone
else,
but
they
do
share
them
some.
It
would
be
my
recommendation
that,
yes,
we
open
this
up
for
discussion
and
we
know
all
the
facts
before
we
make
a
full
decision,
because
there
is
cost
involved,
there
could
be
I,
don't
know
if
there'd
be
liability,
issues
or
not
I
know
show
bus
ensures
all
the
buses
for
us.
H
H
C
A
A
A
I
Was
mentioned,
I
know,
I
was
given
Lisa's
score.
I
have
a
question
about
that.
How?
How
is
that
relevant
in
the
discussion
of
our
decision-making
process
on
zoning
of
reciting
of
approving,
especially
used
for
a
solar
farm,
because
I
guess
the
reason
I
asked
that
question
is.
It
seems
to
me
it's
extraneous
to
the
rights
of
the
property
owner
to
make
a
decision
what
to
do
with
their
own
farmland.
I
H
Just
a
tool
for
the
you
to
use
one
more
piece
of
information
in
your
decision-making
process.
It
should
not
be
the
only
thing
you
look
at
there's
two
parts
of
the
Lisa
score:
Lisa
is
land
evaluation,
site
assessment
score,
there's
the
land
assessment
side
of
it.
That's
where
the
soil
types,
the
productivity
has
looked
at,
that's
part
of
the
score,
and
then
you
have
the
site
assessment
which,
like
in
the
cases
of
solar
farms,
really
doesn't
apply
to
them.
H
And
I
have
said
this
before,
because
the
site
assessment
looks
at
proximity
to
a
municipality,
is
sewer
and
water
available.
Are
the
roads
adequate
all
the
things
that
a
solar
farm
doesn't
need?
So
it
doesn't
matter
to
that,
but
the
the
land
assessment
does,
because
we
want
to
try
to
protect
our
farmland
and
we
want
to
try
not
to
take
the
best
farmland
out
of
production
Mike.
Well,
that's
what.
I
Right,
do
we
have
to
compose
that
upon
the
landowner
they
make
we're,
not
siding.
So
we're
not
saying
we
want
to
put
a
solar
farm
there.
It's
the
landowner
says
they
want
to
do
that,
correct
so
by
us
imposing
a
leases,
score
criterion,
or
at
least
filtering
it
through
that
lens.
It
seems
to
me
that
it's
almost
prejudicial
to
the
rights
of
the
landowner
I'm,
just
throwing
it
out
there
because
we've
been
going
through
it,
it's
nice
to
know,
but
really
does
that
kind
of
distract
us
from
what
our
mission
is,
how.
H
Much
weight
the
committees
give
to
that
is
up
to
those
individuals
on
those
committees.
You
do
not
have
to
it's
a
piece
of
information
to
help.
You
make
a
decision.
It's
it's
not
you're,
not
bound
that
if
it's
a
highscore
that
you
must
preserve
it,
but
the
my
understanding,
the
County
Board
I
think
is
about
96,
approved
the
Lisa
program
and
and
the
score.
So,
if
you
wouldn't,
if
you
would
no
longer
want
to
use
it
you
you
can
certainly
rescind
what
you
did
in
1996.
H
H
Zoning
case
for
all
zoning
case
and
land
zoning
case
I
believe
subdivisions
any
time
in
a
land.
That's
why
we,
you
don't
do
them
for
everything
if
the
land
is
changing,
if
it's
not
being
farmed
now
you
don't
do
a
lisa
score
only
if
it's
already
being
farmed,
if
it's,
if
you're
taking
land
out
of
production,
then
we're
supposed
to
do
a
Lisa
score
on
it.