►
Description
Planning, Zoning & Agriculture Committee Meeting 10/19/2022 9:00am
A
B
A
Okay,
first
up,
we
have
public
comment.
Today
we
got
a
few
of
those.
Today.
First
up
will
be
mark
skaronski,
okay,
try,
I
gotta,
get
you
to
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Please
sure
sure.
C
C
Close,
thank
you
yeah.
My
name
is
Mark
skoronski
I
live
at
4988c
North
14750
West
Road,
which
is
about
one
mile
east
of
east
of
Essex,
we're
pretty
much
right
in
the
middle
of
this
development.
That's
proposed
for
the
solar
farm
and
20
years
ago
we
petitioned
the
board
for
a
special
use
permit
for
a
residential
landing
area.
We
achieved
that
permit
with
the
agreed
with
that
permit
with
the
council
and
also
set
in
place
covenants
with
an
HOA
and
everything
to
govern
that.
C
What
I'm
asking
the
board
for
is
basically
a
protection
of
that
special
use.
Permit,
because
the
way
we
laid
out,
the
our
our
subdivision
and
everything
or
our
home
lots,
I
should
say
it's
not
really.
A
subdivision
is
the
fact
that
we
have
to
have
certain
clear
Pathways
for
aircraft
to
operate,
so
anything
that
the
solar
farm
puts
up.
That
is
aerial,
for
whatever
purpose
May
impede
the
use
of
our
special
existing
special
use
permit.
C
So
we
would
ask
the
board
to
recognize
our
existing
special
use
permit
and
restrict
any
additional
special
use
permits
to
honor
our
right-of-way
through
the
airspace.
C
D
Good
morning
my
name
is
Michael:
Bryan
I
reside
at
895
Cobb
Boulevard
in
Kankakee
I
work
at
a
local
community
bank.
Here
in
Kankakee
we
also
have
branches
in
hersher
and
Dwight.
So
in
the
general
area,
where
the
Heritage
Prairie
project
is
planned.
I'm
here
today
in
support
of
the
project
for
a
couple
reasons
personally,
I
think
it's
really
important
the
additional
commercial
and
business
activity
that
it
will
generate
in
that
part
of
the
county
and
Eastern
Livingston
County
is
significant.
D
We'll
also
generate
significant
additional
revenue
for
the
local
governments
in
that
part
of
the
county,
which
is
substantial
as
well:
education
and
Fire,
Protection
general
public
services
and
support
of
the
residents
there,
and
so,
for
those
reasons,
and
and
many
more
frankly,
it's
a
great
project
and
the
sooner
the
better.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
Thank.
A
E
So
again
the
you
know,
this
is
what
we
continually
do
to
strive
to
try
to
bring
investment
into
the
area
and
when
you
have
a
company
like
Heritage
that
wants
to
come
in
to
our
area,
spend
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
and
generate
a
product
that
is
in
high
demand
electricity.
We
are
fast
becoming
a
electric.
You
know
a
major
electricity
producer
for
the
the
entire
Midwest
region
in
Kankakee.
E
County
is
you
know
at
the
Forefront
of
that
and
I
think
that
the
approval
of
this
project
would
set
a
great
sign
that
you
know
we
are
definitely
producing
the
products
of
the
future,
and
electricity
is
one
of
the
things.
That
is
definitely
the
thing
that's
in
demand
and
that
we
need
to
produce.
More
of
so,
we
speak
in
support
of
this
project.
Okay,.
F
Thank
you,
I'm
Grant,
Hayden,
4988b,
North,
14750,
West
Road
in
Essex.
My
concerns
today,
I
just
want
to
brought
up
what
they're
going
to
do
to
handle
quality
of
life
issues
for
the
few
houses
that
are
being
surrounded
by
this
monster.
We
looked
at
the
other
solar
projects
in
the
area
and
there
were
40
or
50
acres,
this
one's
almost
3
000..
So
it's
encompassing
a
lot
of
ground.
F
They
haven't
covered
anything
they're
going
to
do
for
for
screening
out
this
thing
they
other
than
what
we're
going
to
put
up
fences
and
some
plantings.
That's
not
much
of
a
description,
they're,
adding
some
lighting.
You
know
it's
in
what
used
to
be
nothing.
What
are
they
gonna
do
to
the
seal?
This
lighting
and
the
final
thing
is
the
trees
and
things
out
there.
Are
these
going
to
be
cut
down
and
strip
bald,
or
is
it
going
to
be
actually
somewhat
covered,
so
the
appearance
isn't
so
bad
anyhow.
F
G
Deborah
Hayden
I
live
with
my
husband,
Grant
I
just
spoke.
We
have
been
very
upset
about
this
whole
entire
process,
because
a
year
ago
we
went
to
Bonfield
saw
their
presentation
and
then
we
heard
nothing,
nothing
about
it
at
all.
G
G
I
just
don't
like
how
things
were
kind
of
developed
without
any
input
from
us.
We
are
going
to
be
surrounded
by
all
of
this
I
understand
the
solar
thing:
I'm,
not
anti-solar,
but
I
was
born
and
raised
in
the
country.
I
want
to
maintain
my
quality
life.
I've
worked
many
years
to
save
money
to
buy
this
dream
land
that
I
have
the
runway
put
in
our
home
to
retire
there
and
now
I'm,
going
to
look
out
on
my
porch
and
sit
on
my
porch
and
have
my
coffee
in
the
morning
and
see
solar.
G
G
There
was
a
farm
in
or
a
solar
farm
going
in
in
Indianapolis
and
many
of
their
neighborhoods
had
the
same
issue,
so
they
have
tried
to
maintain
the
Green
Space,
the
ditches,
the
trees,
the
bushes
and
those
are
the
kind
of
things
that
I
really
would
hope
that
they
would
maintain
the
country.
Look,
I
mean
it's
idyllic,
I
can
sit
there
and
look
at
the
corn.
I
grew
up
with
that.
G
I
wanted
to
maintain
that
I'm
not
going
to
have
that
anymore
unless
they
plant
a
row
of
corn
in
between
our
solar
farm
and
our
Runway
not
going
to
happen.
I
would
like
to
have
some
comments
by
you
guys
that
that
you
will
tell
them
to
try
and
maintain
the
country.
Look
of
that
area
and,
like
I
said
my
husband
and
I
went
around
and
looked
at
all
the
the
smaller
solar
Farms
yesterday
took
pictures
they're
in
the
middle
of
fields.
G
H
H
We've
been
working
or
I've
been
working
closely
with
Heritage
Prairie
they're,
going
to
use
local
contractors,
local
contractors
that
employ
local
constituents,
so
Local
150
stands
in
favor
of
this
project.
Thank
you,
okay.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
next
up,
everyone
received
their
minutes
in
the
email
the
other
day.
So
I
get
a
motion
to
approve
the
okay.
We
got
Mr
Swanson
with
the
first
and
I
forgot.
A
A
I
You
have
the
building
report
for
September
2022
in
your
packet.
In
September,
we
had
five
new
homes
issued
a
total
of
121
permits
and
brought
in
revenue
of
forty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
and
thirty
two
dollars
that
is
up
from
last
year,
2021
and
or
September
2021,
where
we
only
brought
in
33
700.
So
we
are
up,
looks
like
about
14
000.,.
A
Okay,
gonna
get
a
you,
don't
need
anything
else.
No,
it's!
Okay!
Okay,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
all
right,
Morrison
carries.
Thank
you.
Okay!
Next
up
we
have
zoning,
Case,
zba
Case
22-01,
a
request
for
a
special
use,
permit
section,
121-99,
CE,
34,
solar
farm
in
the
A1
agricultural
District
on
parcel
generally
situated
in
Northwest,
Kankakee,
County,
east
and
south
of
Essex
and
Essex
and
Selena
townships.
The
petitioners
are
a
reference
within
the
legal
notice
as
heritage
Prairie,
solar
LLC.
I
All
right,
this
is
a
request
for
a
300
megawatt
solar
energy
facility
located
in
Essex
Township
and
a
little
bit
of
Salina
Township.
We
had
a
public
hearing
on
October
6
2022.
There
is
a
multitude
of
information
on
this
project
and
my
speaking
about
it
would
likely
not
do
it
justice.
So
we
have
asked
the
applicants
to
give
a
brief
presentation
of
the
overall
project
same
as
they
did
at
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
hearing
so
Mr
Striker.
Who
is
be
giving
that
presentation?
Let.
A
I
John,
this
is
John,
Kuba
and
he'll
start
us
off.
Would
you
prefer
them
to
be
up
here?
Sure
you
guys.
I
J
Okay,
hello,
everybody,
my
name
is
John
Kuba
I'm,
director
of
environmental
Affairs
for
connectgen
connection,
is
one
of
the
developers
working
on
the
Heritage
Prairie
solar
project,
I'm
very
excited
to
be
here
today,
as
Delbert
mentioned,
we
provided
a
lengthy
presentation
before
the
zba
two
weeks
ago.
The
presentation
that
myself
and
colleague,
Allen
win
will
provide
will
be
kind
of
a
truncated
version.
We'll
try
to
be
brief.
J
So
the
Heritage
Prairie
solar
project
is
a
joint
venture
between
pattern,
energy
and
connection
LLC.
This
is
a
it's
an
exciting
opportunity
to
come
together
between
these
two
organizations,
bringing
two
leading
U.S
renewable
energy
companies
to
develop
a
an
important
project
here
in
Kankakee
County.
The
key
Foundation
of
this
JV
is
our
ability
to
leverage
a
very
strong
and
robust
project
team,
as
well
as
our
capability
to
execute
and
actually
bring
this
project
to
fruition.
J
We
are
a
company
that
combined
or
a
JV
that
combines
two
companies
with
many
decades
of
experience,
developing
constructing
operating
renewable
energy
projects
across
the
us,
including
here
in
Illinois,
and
then
the
the
JV
leverages
a
fully
integrated
team,
including
engineering,
commercial
off,
take
financing
environmental,
as
you
have
here
represented
today,
all
within
our
intern
organization.
So
we
have
the
the
strengths
and
capabilities
to
to
bring
this
project
to
fruition
next
slide.
Please.
J
Because
next
slide,
it
provides
a
brief
overview
of
the
Heritage
Prairie
solar
project
and
I'll
touch
on
a
couple
of
key
points.
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
narrative
to
the
slide,
but
I'll
hit
the
the
main.
The
main
points
so
Heritage
Prairie
solar
is
a
proposed
300,
megawatt
commercial
scale,
solar
project.
It
is
cited
and
located
in
the
Northwestern
portion
of
the
county,
just
east
of
Essex
in
the
Essex
and
Salina
townships.
J
J
The
the
land
use
in
the
area
is
compatible.
It's
existing
agricultural
land.
You
have
a
County
ordinance
that
allows
for
solar
under
sup
and
the
existing
you
know.
Land
use
is
consistent
with
what
you
would
look
for
in
developing
a
solar
project
and
then,
lastly,
and
importantly,
the
location
near
or
directly
adjacent
to
two
existing
transmission
lines,
so
there's
a
a
great
location
to
interconnect
to
the
grid.
J
The
total
project
area
is
approximately
sixteen
hundred
acres,
1
675
acres
to
be
percent
more
precise.
That
is
the
area
that
is
actually
going
to
host
the
the
project
facility.
Now
we
have
do
lease
land
Parcels
that
total
over
3
700
Acres.
However,
that's
you
know
not
the
full
area
that
will
be
developed
only
roughly
1600
Acres
I
mentioned
the
key
point
of
interconnection
here
that
that
is
a
kind
of
the
reason.
J
One
of
the
reasons
why
we're
cited
where
we're
at
there
are
two
existing
lines
that
cross
these
are
two
ComEd
345
KV
lines,
so
they're
high
capacity
lines
and
they
offer
a
great
opportunity
to
interconnect.
We
have
existing
interconnection,
cue
positions
with
pjm,
including
ae-1166
and
ae2
152,
each
of
those
allowing
us
to
interject
150
megawatts
of
the
project,
so
that
brings
the
nameplate
total
nameplate
capacity
to
300
megawatts
on
the
community
outreach
front.
Just
you
know
just
want
to
note.
J
I
mentioned
you
know
being
in
the
community
since
2018,
including
you
know,
active
engagement
with
Community
leaders,
stakeholders.
J
You
know
landowners
that
that
ultimately
hosts
the
project
we
have
a
Heritage
Prairie
Office
set
up
in
hersher,
that's
been
active
the
last
several
years,
and
then
you
heard
earlier
today
we
hosted
a
public
meeting
in
December
of
last
year
in
which
we
opened
the
our
team
up
to
the
public
to
gather
feedback
from
stakeholders
within
the
project
area.
J
Next
slide,
please
it's
a
brief
touch
on
the
benefits
of
this
project.
This
is
a
significant
investment
in
Kankakee
County.
The
total
cost
to
develop,
construct
and
operate.
The
project
is
estimated
between
400
and
500
million
dollars.
So
that
is
a
significant
amount
of
money
that
we're
investing
in
in
this
County
as
part
of
the
project,
we
will
ultimately
refine
that
cost
estimate
based
on
Final
design
and
present
that
as
part
of
the
building
State
permit
stage.
But
you
know
this
investment
results
in
it
brings
significant
jobs
as
well
as
revenue
streams
to
the
county.
J
You
know
on
the
jobs
front,
you
know,
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
we
have
coordinated
with
various
trade
organizations,
included
the
local
150,
launa
and
ibw
to
come
to
mou.
That
requires
connection
and
pattern
as
part
of
the
JV
to
hire
an
EPC
general
contractor
that
will
develop
a
project
labor
agreement
with
these
trade
organizations
that
ensure
labor
will
be
involved
in
in
this
project.
J
One
other
item
to
touch
on
this
slide
is
just
the
you
know.
Tremendous
contribution
this
project
provides
to
you
know
Illinois
State
goals
on
renewable
energy,
so
you
know
obviously
consistent
with
the
sija.
This
project
will
produce
enough
power
to
power.
You
know
roughly
60,
000
or
61
000
homes
next
slide.
Please.
J
So
the
county
code
establishes
design
standards
that
we
must
follow
in
order
to
meet
the
requirements
to
receive
a
special
use,
permit
authorization
from
the
County
Board.
We
have
followed
those
standards
and
Incorporated
those
standards
and
the
design
of
this
project.
This
slide
highlights
some
of
the
standards.
I
would
say,
I'll
kind
of
go
through
some
key
ones.
J
That
I
think
are
worth
noting,
but
I'd
also
go
on
to
say
that
that
we,
in
various
cases,
we've
gone
above
and
beyond
the
the
standard
requirements
to
cite
this
project
in
consideration
of
our
host
landowner
concerns,
but
also
you
know,
potential
concerns
from
the
community
and
concerns
that
we
heard
from
the
community
so
foundations.
You
know
these
are
your
traditional
I-beam
style
foundations
that
will
be
driven
steel
piles.
We're
not.
You
know,
concreting
the
area,
although
you
heard
you
know
over
1600
acres
of
land
to
hosts
a
facility.
J
These
are
driven
piles
that
will
be
driven
in
the
ground
and
can
be
pulled
out
upon
Reclamation
restoration,
the
only
areas
where
there
would
be
any
concrete
or
at
substation
locations,
switching
station
location
and
then
maybe
some
some
concrete
for
fence
posts
associated
with
the
the
security
fencing
around
the
module
areas
on
the
communications
are
Power
electric
collection
and
communication
lines
to
move
power
from
the
module
areas
where
the
the
PV
you
essentially
produces
the
energy
and
transmits
to
the
collection
line
and
the
point
of
interconnection.
J
J
We
are
proposing
a
single
axis
tracking
system,
so
this
is
the
the
panels
will
move
throughout
throughout
the
day
at
the
highest
point,
when
the
sun's
on
the
horizons,
the
the
tip
of
the
panel,
maybe
seven
feet
in
height,
however,
they
will
be
mounted
at
four
at
four
feet,
so
midday
there'll
be
more,
you
know:
lower
elevation
or
lower
height
the
the
highest
piece
of
equipment.
J
Within
These
module
arrays
will
be
inverter
locations
and
those
are
roughly
10
feet
in
in
height,
we
followed
all
the
county
setback
standards
100
feet
from
the
front
of
all
property
lines,
so
meaning
any
anywhere
will
be
about
a
road
Public
Road.
We
have
set
back
minimum
100
feet,
50
feet
from
all
sides
and
then
for
those
Parcels
that
have
a
residential
structure
on
them.
We
have
cited
100
feet
from
all
sides
of
those
fencing
we
will
have
all
the
modular
areas
will
be
fenced,
and
this
is
for
security
reasons.
J
The
county
code
requires
it.
In
this
case
we
will
meet
the
county
code
requirements
and
we've
also
proposed
an
agricultural
style
fence.
This
is
something
that
we've
been
trending
to
more
more
toward
as
both
of
our
companies
and
then
generally
as
an
industry
when
you're
in
agricultural
areas,
it
just
makes
sense
to
use
fencing
that
is
more
consistent
with
the
agricultural
environment
and
feel
character
of
the
community.
So
that's
why
we
propose
an
agricultural
saw
fence
here
on
the
screening
front.
J
Again,
screening
is
one
of
those
aspects
that
is
not
required
within
the
building
permit
or
building
code
or
solar
ordinance.
However,
we
have
reviewed
the
project
area
looked
at
areas
where
a
potential
visual
could
be
a
concern
and
Incorporated
screening
as
part
of
our
landscape
and
veg
management
plan.
J
With
that
screening
we've
taken
a
bit
of
a
unique
approach
where
we've
looked
at
individual
areas
that
you
know,
maybe
you
have
like
more
likelihood
of
having
a
a
receptor
or
somebody
that
is
looking
at
the
project,
while
they're
in
the
vicinity,
whether
that's
at
a
residence
or
following
County
Roads,
and
those
are
the
areas
where
we
propose
screening
we've
included
over
61
000
linear
feet
of
of
screening
for
this
project.
That
screening
will
also
comply
with
Illinois
DNR,
pollinator
friendly
solar
program
and
their
guidelines
on
a
specific
species
of
plants.
J
So
we
were
planting
natives
that
essentially
provide
a
habitat
resource
rather
than
your
traditional.
You
know,
Evergreen
planting
that
doesn't
provide
as
much
habitat
value
lighting.
The
project
will
not
have
lights
in
the
module
areas.
The
only
area
where
there
will
be
lights
is
at
the
substation
and
switching
station
locations,
which
is
frankly
a
requirement
of
National
Electric
Safety
Code.
So
there
will
be
lights
there.
However,
those
lights
will
be
downward
facing
and
shielded,
so
there
should
not
be
any
off-white
or
off-site
penetration
of
light
from
those
facilities.
J
So
this
next
slide
provides
the
proposed
site
plan.
This
is
the
design
of
the
project.
You
in
your
I'm
sure
everybody
has
the
very
thick
three
inch
binder,
there's
some
more
detailed
design
drawings
in
that
binder.
That
kind
of
look
at
the
the
projects
of
site
plan
a
bit
more
detail,
but
just
to
kind
of
walk
through
this.
This
provides
kind
of
a
view
of
the
the
sighting
and
design
of
the
project
within
the
the
Salina
and
Essex
townships.
J
The
the
project
footprint
includes
six
a
little
over
1600
Acres,
which
is
about
44
of
the
land
area
covered
by
these
Parcels,
which
we're
seeking
sup
permit
on.
So
we
are
not
by
any
means
using
the
entirety
of
the
parcels.
Only
portions
of
those
Parcels
that
were
best
suited
based
on
a
couple
criteria
and
those
criteria
and
our
ultimate
design,
was
really
based
on
an
opportunity
and
constraint
consideration
for
for
design
of
a
project
like
this.
We
work
with
the
host
Landers
understand
their
land
use
of
these
areas.
J
We
do
various
environmental
and
Engineering
study
to
understand
sensitivities.
Where
can
we
put
panels
where
can't
we?
Where
could
there
be
an
impact
either
on
the
parcel
itself
or
off-site
the
parcel
look
to
avoid
those
areas?
And
then
we
also
look
at
opportunities?
What
are
features
in
the
area
that
could
be
considered
in
the
design
to
help
minimize
the
overall
impact
and
that's
how
this
site
design
came
together,
is
leveraging
those
those
different
aspects
and
one
of
the
things
that
you'll
notice.
J
When
you
you
start
looking
at
site
plan
in
more
detail,
is
there
are
a
lot
of
natural
features
in
this
area
that
in
fields
that
are
a
bit
smaller
and
farmed
kind
of
you
know,
based
on
Contours
that
result
in
the
project
being
a
bit
more
dispersed,
spread
out
and
also
shielded
by.
You
know
certain
features
a
great
one
to
that
you
can
kind
of
see
running
north
to
south
through
the
area
is
the
Horse
Creek
riparian
Watershed,
which
provides
a
pretty
big
barrier
between
certain
areas.
J
I
also
should
mention
the
again
the
screen
planting,
so
we
propose
over
60
000
linear
feet
of
screen
planning.
This
is
a
30
foot
wide
buffer
that
will
be
built
on
the
outside
of
the
fence,
so
it
screened
both
the
fence,
as
well
as
the
the
modules
within
the
fence,
and
there
are
quite
a
few
hedgerows
forested
areas.
Forested
tracks,
where
you
can
see,
we
did
not
cite
solar
panels.
We
are
not
clearing
those
we
are
leaving
those
intact
in
place
and
won't
be.
J
You
know
essentially
won't
be
touching
those
for
for
our
purposes.
There
may
be
certain
areas
where
we
have
a
collection
line
or
an
access
road
that
may
need
a
small
linear,
right-of-way
to
clear
to
be
cleared,
but
for
purposes
of
Hosting
modules,
we're
not
clearing
those
forested
tracks
or
those
those
hedgerows
same
thing
on
the
drainage
front,
you'll
see
a
lot
of
kind
of
openings
within
this
module
area
and
a
lot
of
those
account
for
drainage
considerations
to
maintain
the
existing
drainage.
J
In
this
this
area,
all
the
electric
collection
lines
will
be
buried
and
we've
tried
to
consolidate
those
there's
a
pink.
You
know
some
pink
lines
on
the
on
the
design
map:
those
represent
the
underground
collection
system
in,
in
most
cases,
those
are
all
Consolidated
and
kind
of
one
route.
So
we
minimize
the
direct
disturbance
or
ground
disturbance,
thereby
limiting
the
the
insulation
to
certain
areas
and
then,
lastly,
just
to
touch
on
the
interconnection
so
from
our
substation.
J
We
do
have
to
connect
to
the
that
point
of
interconnection,
which
is
the
meeting
point
of
those
two
ComEd
lines.
We
will
need
a
little
over
one
mile
gin
tie
line
at
345
KV
tie
line
to
go
from
our
substation
to
that
interconnection.
J
J
Please
this
last
slide
is
very
similar
to
what
you
just
saw,
but
it
only
shows
the
module
areas
and
the
reason
I
want
to
highlight
this
is
we
have
proposed
to
use
along
G
540
watt
panel
for
this
project
and
that's
how
the
project
is
currently
designed,
as
is
the
case
as
we
refine
the
design,
we
may
select
a
different
module
type
of
different
module
manufacturer.
In
all
cases,
it
will
be
a
similar,
a
tier
one
manufacturer
produce
module.
That
is
also
bifacial
and
we
think
it
will.
J
The
final
design
associated
with
the
building
permit
will
be
consistent
with
the
site
plan
that
we
provided
here
today.
However,
if
there's,
if
we
have
the
ability
to
microsite
a
little
bit,
Within
These
module
arrays,
we
may
be
able
to
reduce
the
footprint
a
bit,
but
in
all
cases
the
the
module
areas
that
we
will
cite
in
as
part
of
our
our
final
design
will
be
within
these
locations
have
been
presented
in
the
application.
J
All
right
that
next
slide
I
will
introduce
Alan
Wynn,
a
colleague
with
pattern.
K
Good
morning,
everyone
I'm
Alan
Nguyen
I'm,
director
of
environmental,
with
pattern.
Energy
John's
counterpart
in
in
the
joint
picture
just
wanted
to
briefly
touch
on
some
additional
points.
John
talked
about
how
we
conduct
a
series
of
engineering
and
Environmental
Studies
started
out
with
3
700
Acres.
We
conduct
these
studies
and
we
narrow
down
the
most
appropriate
places
to
build
the
actual
facilities.
K
So
some
of
the
things
we
studied
as
far
as
Environmental
Studies
Wetland
delineations
cultural
resources,
they're
endangered
species,
Raptor
Nest
surveys,
we've
done
a
sound
analysis,
A
glare
analysis,
and
we
prepared
a
landscape
and
vegetative
management
plan
to
to
show
where
we
would
do.
The
screening
also
we're
proposing
a
100
pollinator
friendly
planting
in
Native
species
plantings
within
the
modular
areas
themselves.
K
Again,
we
natural
resource
inventory
report
has
been
prepared
by
the
County
Conservation
District
as
well,
and
the
image
on
the
right
hand
of
the
screen
shows
some
of
the
proposed
screening
options
that
we
are
proposing
to
do
on
the
outside
of
the
fence.
Next
slide,
please,
we've
coordinated
the
project
with
numerous
agencies,
including
the
Illinois
Department
of
Natural
Resources.
K
We've
met
with
them
about
the
project.
That's
been
through
formally
through
their
Eco
cat
process.
We've
met
with
fish
and
wildlife
service
about
the
project
and
we're
complying
with
all
the
federal
laws
and
regulations.
Again,
the
Kankakee
County
Soil
and
Conservation
District
prepared
a
natural
resource
inventory
report
and
issued
a
no
opposition
letter
in
January
28
2022.
K
Again
we
have
an
AMA
executed
with
Illinois
Department
of
Agriculture,
and
we've
worked
closely
with
County
Planning
Department,
as
we
prepared
our
sup
I'll
briefly
run
through
the
findings
of
facts,
as
was
presented
in
the
application
and
at
the
zba
hearing
we're
complying
with
Kankakee
County
code,
we're
complying
with
National
Electric
Code
facilities
will
be
fenced
and
warning
signs
posted
again.
K
The
project
will
contribute
to
44
million
dollars
in
property,
tax
revenue,
23.8
in
school
district
revenue
and
2.8
million
in
Township
property
taxes
over
the
life
of
the
project,
including
150,
new
jobs
during
construction.
The
project
is
in
a
mission
free
source
of
of
renewable
energy
that
can
power
up
to
60,
61,
500,
American
homes
and
really,
as
far
as
the
character
in
the
neighborhood
solar
has
been
contemplated
as
a
suitable
use
in
the
agricultural
District.
This
meets
the
spirit
of
the
2030
comprehensive
plan.
K
Again,
these
Acres
will
be
used
as
a
renewable
energy
source
for
30
years.
Upon
the
end
of
the
life
of
the
project,
the
project
will
be
decommissioned
and
this
this
acreage
could
immediately
be
put
back
into
agricultural
use.
We've
worked
with
landowners
to
to
maintain
certain
areas
for
agricultural
production,
so
there
will
be
agricultural
production
still
ongoing
around
the
facility,
we're
implementing
a
an
agricultural
style,
fencing
and
again,
a
native
vegetation
screening
to
help
retain
the
the
characteristics
of
the
of
the
area.
Along
with
this
and
the
AMA.
K
We
we
feel
that
this
allows
this
area
to
rest.
The
soil
will
be
very,
very
much
suited
to
return
to
agricultural
production
upon
the
end
of
the
life
of
the
project.
There'll
be
no
direct
physical
impacts
to
any
adjacent
properties.
Again
over
60
000
linear
feet
of
vegetative
screening
proposed,
we
will
meet
all
the
Illinois
pollution
control
board
and
Kankakee
County
sound
standards
traffic.
There
will
be
some
increased
traffic
during
construction.
K
It
will
be
temporary
we're
going
to
prepare
a
traffic
control
plan
in
coordination
with
the
Kankakee
County
highway
department
and
we'll
have
Road
use
agreements
with
the
townships
and
the
county
environmental
concerns
I
spoke
to
that
briefly,
but
we've
we've
coordinated
with
various
agencies.
We've
done
a
suite
of
Environmental
Studies
to
try
to
minimize
and
design
a
project
that
minimizes
and
impacts
to
to
the
most
extent
practicable
next
slide.
K
next
slide.
Decommissioning
and
restoration
decommissioning
plan
was
provided
as
part
of
the
sup
application.
The
obligations
are
largely
governed
by
the
project
AMA
and
the
individual
lease
terms
with
our
property
owners.
Again,
most
materials
are
recyclable
and
largely
constructed
of
recyclable
components.
Materials
that
cannot
be
salvaged
would
be
transported
and
disposed
of
properly.
K
Ld
commissioning
and
proposal
activity.
Disposal
activities
will
be
conducted
consistent
with
applicable
laws
and
again
the
land
would
be
immediately
able
to
be
returned
to
agricultural
purposes.
After
all,
facility
installations
have
been
removed.
Financial
assurances
will
be
provided
to
the
county,
updated
every
three
years
as
part
of
our
obligations.
K
We
hired
a
we
hired
a
property
value,
expert
cone
Resnick
to
do
a
study
of
property
values
and
and
based
on
based
on
their
examinations
of
other
facilities
in
in
other
parts
of
the
country.
In
similar
locations
they
concluded
that
there
there
was
no
consistent
negative
impact
on
property
values.
K
Conclusions
have
been
confirmed
by
academic
studies.
This
report
is
in
the
sup
package
and
and
one
thing
that
they
they
noted,
that
property
values
tend
to
correlate
with
good
school
districts,
and
this
project
will
be
providing
23.8
million
dollars
into
the
local
school
districts,
which
is
consistent
with
with
their
findings,
and
that
is
it
for
the
presentation
I.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
A
I
This
went
to
public
hearing
at
on
October
6th
at
the
library
across
the
street.
There
was
a
public
comment
period
and
we
had
several
members
of
the
public
speak
in
fact,
one
two,
three
four:
five:
six,
seven,
eight
nine
ten
13.
14
members
of
the
public
spoke
at
that
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
provided
their
findings
of
fact,
which
are
in
your
packet.
That
shows
their
belief
that
this
project
does
meet
all
of
the
standards
for
issuing
a
special
use
permit
and
they
voted
five
to
zero
to
recommend
approval.
I
There
are
three
conditions
that
they
placed
on
it,
which
two
of
them
are
standard
conditions.
Ground
cover
shall
be
planted
with
Native
pollinator
friendly
species,
which
the
applicants
are
already
saying.
They're
going
to
do
all
required,
Landscaping
shall
be
subject
to
the
maintenance
requirements
and
penalties
prescribed
in
the
weed
and
grass
control
plan,
which
they've
provided
a
weed
and
grass
control
plan
already,
and
three
and
eight
foot
tall
agricultural
style
fence
shall
be
permitted
in
lieu
of
the
required
chain
link
fence
as
specified
in
the
applicant's
site
plan.
I
L
Mr
chairman
I'm,
for
this
project.
It
does
have
a
lot
of
benefits,
even
though
there
are
a
few
cons,
but
it
is
mostly
a
beneficial
to
our
area.
I
did
have
a
couple
questions:
the
Airfield
right-of-way.
I
L
I
I
do
have
a
couple
questions,
so
the
trees
he
talked
about
not
removing
trees
in
the
actual
footprint
I
do
have
someone
who
did
complain
to
me
about
the
solar
farm
next
door
to
her.
They
took
down
the
trees,
which
was
fine.
L
That
was
their
right
to
do,
but
then
they
asked
her
to
take
down
her
trees
and
offered
her
money
to
do
that,
but-
and
that
was
after
the
solar
panels
were
up
so
I
hope
that
they
don't
do
that,
because
people
do
appreciate
their
trees
and
that's,
if
they're
already
on
their
property
that
that's
what
they
wanted.
L
Acres
all
right.
You
answered
that
question
answer
that
question.
Well,
we
have
the
experts
here
it
would
it
be
possible
to
ask
them.
This
comes
up
every
single
time.
We
talk
about
solar
Farms.
How
come
the
big
warehouses
don't
put
them
on
their
roofs
or
in
the
green
green
spaces
around
them,
or
even
in
the
parking
lot
I
think
people
would
park
under
them,
so
I
don't
know.
Would
that
be
appropriate
to
ask
no.
I
M
L
Was
a
reason
they
didn't,
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
do
that
and
then
is
there
any
possibility
of
expansion
later
on?
Would
they
come
back
and
say
we
want
to
add,
or
is
it
limited
by
the
the
ComEd
lines
that
are
there
that
the
two
that
cross.
I
I
think
there's
two
different
parts
of
that
question.
The
special
use
permit
is
just
for
these
properties.
Could
it
be
expanded
later?
Of
course
it
could
be,
they
would
have
to
come
back
through
the
same
process
again
for
any
additions.
Okay,
okay,
are
there
limits
to
the
capacity
of
the
ComEd
lines?
I
am
not
an
electrical
engineer,
but
I'm
sure
there
are
I,
don't
know
what
that
limit
would
be.
Okay,.
L
Okay,
thank
you,
I
think!
That's
it.
My
big
question
was
you
know
they
talk
about
how
many
acres
that
they're
leasing,
but
when
you
look
at
the
footprint
and
it's
only
1
675,
that's
quite
a
difference
between
you
know.
When
people
talk
about.
Oh
my
gosh
they're
going
to
take,
you
know
four
to
five
thousand
acres
out
of
production.
That's
not
actually
the
case.
They're.
L
They're
leasing,
but
not
using
the
entire
property.
Okay,
thank
you
and
if
we
do
know
that
having
the
solar
panels,
there
acts
as
a
sponge
to
take
in
excess
water
and
that
it's
not
a
runoff
flooding
kind
of
risk.
So
I
did
want
to
mention
that
that
that's
been
talked
about
before.
So
that's
a
positive
that
I
like
and
that
it
could
be
returned
to
production
in
the
30
years.
So
thank
you.
N
Yeah
way
in
the
back
yeah,
yes,
now
I,
don't
know
whether
you
can
answer
this
question
or
not,
or
whether
we'll
have
to
go
back
to
our
presenters
and
ask
that
question.
But
I'm
looking
here
under
project
benefits
that
we
that
we
have
here
and
I'm
I'm
very
much
in
favor
of
these
projects.
I
think
it's
a
good
thing
for
every
book
for
every
resident
in
the
in
their
in
our
County.
But
when
we're
talking
here
about
the
labor,
that's
going
to
be
on
this
on
these
projects.
N
The
skilled,
qualified
and
certified
labor
that
we
have
in
this
County
I
do
not
see
all
represented
here,
and
these
people
live
in
the
county.
They
unfortunately
can't
always
work
in
the
county,
but
whatever
money
they
do
make
stays
in
this
County
these
projects.
Here
they
should
get
a
benefit
for
it
for
living
and
working
in
this
County
I
I,
don't
see
where
they're
represented
here.
If
anybody
would
like
to
answer
that
question.
I
This
was
talked
about
at
the
at
the
hearing.
There
are
various
trades.
They
intend
to
use
local
labor,
so
I'm,
not
sure
which
ones
aren't
being
included
I'm,
not
sure
that
they
need
all
all
different
trades
either.
It's
so
I,
don't
know.
If
there's
you
know,
Carpenters
are
needed
or
not
I.
Imagine
there
are
a
little
bit
of
all
of
them,
so
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
the
the
actual
contractors
will
be
doing
that
would
be
at
the
time
of
building
permit
when
they
do
their
contractor.
I
Registration
is
when
that
would
be
occurring.
I
can
go
back
to
the
applicants
if
you
can
keep
it
to
what
was
said
at
the
at
the
hearing.
If
you
guys
have
anything
you'd
like
to
add
to
that.
J
Thanks
for
the
question,
I'll
try
to
answer
it
stay
consistent
with
what
was
discussed
at
the
DBA
hearing,
I.
Believe
it's
zba
hearing,
we
mostly
referenced
the
try
trades
mou,
so
that
mou
commits
us
and
our
ultimately
our
engineering
engineering
for
procurement
and
construction
contractor
or
the
general
contractor
that
we
hire
to
enter
into
a
project
labor
agreement
with
the
trades.
J
Now
you
know
we.
We
definitely
hope
that
the
trades
are
able
to
provide.
You
know
labor
from
Kankakee
County.
That
is
always
a
preference.
However
I
can't
you
know
speak
at
this
time
that
they
are
absolutely
going
to
come
from
Kankakee
County.
Ultimately,
we
need
several.
N
Excuse
me,
but
I
understand
that,
but
my
my
emphasis
is
not
just
on
the
residence
of
Kankakee
County,
but
also
for
the
state
of
Illinois.
J
I
understood
yep
and
you
know
I
think
it's
our
preference
at
you
know
those
you
know.
Laborers
come
from
Illinois
and
I
mean
Illinois's
got
a
great
labor
pool.
Obviously
the
the
try
trades
group,
the
different
trades
groups,
are
going
to
pull
folks
from
you
know
from
the
area
best
suited
for
their
deployment
to
the
project.
So
you
know
with
several
hundred
laborers
needed
during
the
construction.
J
You
know
that
two-year
construction
period
we
we
do
Envision
a
significant
amount
of
those
we'll
be
will
be
local,
so
I
I
hope
that
answered
the
question.
But.
J
Yes,
yeah,
it
kind
of
goes
back
to
the
having
the
mou
in
place
with
Tri-State
to
try
trades,
and
you
know
general
contractor
being
bound
by
that
project.
Labor
agreement
to
you
know
ultimately
hire
those
individuals,
you're.
N
J
So
we've
had
with
the
the
three
groups
that
I
mentioned
earlier.
There
may
be
other
trades
out
there,
but
that
aren't
in
as
part
of
the
that
aren't
signed
on
to
the
mou,
but
that
doesn't
preclude
them
from
working
or
participating
in
the
project
or
being
or
being
involved
in
future
labor
agreement.
J
C
J
Yes,
we
have
had
conversations
with
all
that
have
contacted
us.
That's
correct.
A
Okay,
Colton
Mr
eckoff.
M
Thank
you.
So
a
part
of
the
condition
is
number
three.
So,
instead
of
a
required
chain
link
fence,
what's
the
agricultural
style
fencing
that
you're
talking
about
it's.
M
I
Right
generally,
usually
wooden
posts
not
chain
link,
not
barbed
wire.
Okay,
thank
you,
I
just
need,
it
seems
to
be
more
popular
out
there,
and
the
surrounding
Property
Owners
seem
to
like
it
better
too.
Okay,.
P
You
Mr
chairman
to
start
with
I'm
for
the
project,
but
question
for
Dell
I,
don't
know
if
I
didn't
catch
it
or
it
wasn't
brought
up.
Is
there
a
bond
with
the
increased
construction
traffic
on
the
roads
to
repair
roads
at
the
end?
I
know
in
the
Irwin
hersher
area,
one
of
the
last
ones
we
did.
It
was
a
million
plus
to
replace
a
road.
So
this
this
seems.
You
know
that
was
a
tenth
of
the
size
of
this.
I
The
road
use
agreement
has
to
be
completed
before
issuance
of
the
building.
Permit
part
of
that
agreement
will
be
a
bond
of
some
sort
to
guarantee
that
the
roads
get
repaired
if
they
are
damaged.
Okay,
I.
I
Written
yet
I
do
know
that
they're
working
on
it
and
I
talked
to
the
attorney,
so
they
County
Highway
has
has
an
attorney
now
that
is
working
on
that,
so
that'll
come
at
the
time
of
the
building
permit.
Okay,
thank
you.
Okay,.
Q
A
Q
Q
They
don't
get
any
type
of
rebate
as
far
as
their
comment
utility
bill,
no
listen
as
far
as
the
panels
are
they
going
to
be
tilting
or
are
they
going
to
go
up
and
down.
I
R
When
I
am
considering
these
particular
projects,
money
generation
will
fall
short,
considering
the
public
health
and
the
concerns
of
the
citizens
in
that
particular
area.
So
one
of
the
things
I
basically
look
at
is
whether
or
not
the
people
had
the
opportunity
to
have
a
hearing
and
after
I
read
the
document.
That
is
the
case.
I
believe
that
we
fall
up
under
the
six
standards
for
analysis
under
Section
1703
F4,
which
is
dealing
with
the
special
youth
Premier
correct.
R
That
is
correct,
and
so,
as
a
result,
we
are
limited
to
the
scope
of
that
particular
review.
So
when
I
parallel
the
concerns
of
the
community,
whether
positive
or
negative,
I
kind
of
parallel
them
to
this
particular
section,
other
special
use.
We
looked
at
the
right
of
way-
and
we
say
that
is-
is
within
the
normal
region,
seven
to
ten
feet.
R
I
looked
at
Paul
and
Reyes
who
says
what
money
will
the
county
have
to
spend
since
the
county
is
broke?
We
would
have
to
negate
that,
because
the
chairman
has
just
already
elucidated
that
the
County's
Health
has
restored
so
I,
don't
know
where
they
got.
The
county
is
broke
from
Hardware
or
bankrupt.
Excuse
me
is
the
terms
they
use
not
broke
but
bankrupt,
so
the
county
is
not
bankrupt.
R
You
look
at
some
of
the
other
I
mean
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
taking
into
consideration
when
we
vote
on
this.
The
concerns
of
the
of
the
people
about
15
people
spoke
and
read
their
comments.
I
see
nothing
in
the
comments
that
that
would
suggest
I
heard
that
their
friends
told
them,
but
we
have
to
deal
with
experts
in
this
particular
area,
so
we
lean
Upon
Our
zoning
committee
to
examine
all
of
this
open
up
the
doors
for
the
public
comment
and
appear.
R
All
of
that
has
been
done.
I
have
not
heard
any
objections
from
the
County
Board
member
that
represent
that
area
at
this
particular
time.
So
there
was
nothing
that
bars
us
or
the
County
Board
from
approving
this
particular
Venture.
R
It
appears
that,
from
all
of
the
concerns,
even
the
concerns
this
morning
that
they
were
not
notified,
but
if
they,
if
they
had
a
hearing,
someone
had
to
be
notified.
So
whether
or
not
you
read
the
notification
not
is
subjective
and
and
is
mood
at
this
particular
point,
so
we
don't
take
it
lightly.
I
I
read
the
brief
narrative
that
you
all
submitted
and
if
I'm
here
in
90
years,
90
some
years
when
they
Resort
this
back,
you
know
I,
won't
mind
buying
vegetables
off
the
property.
R
So
with
that
being
said,
the
the
security
the
help
someone
also
mentioned
about
the
animal
safety
it
looked.
It
appears
from
the
narrative
that
we
have
before
us
and
reading
through
here
that
animals
will
not
die,
because
this
project
is
here.
In
fact,
it
says
of
all
energy
projects.
Solar
projects
have
some
of
the
lowest
impacts
to
the
property
value,
so
the
property
value
here
has
also
been
considered.
R
L
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman,
just
to
bring
up
the
Lisa
score,
the
199
figure
that
was
used
to
set
an
average
number
of
the
Farms.
I
Yeah,
it's
a
it's.
A
totality
of
the
entire
I
think.
A
Okay,
I
only
had
one
though
I'm
sorry
well,
Mr,
wall,
okay,
but
he's
not
Mr
lawn
today
he's
over
here,
11.,
okay,
so.
S
Mr,
camera
horn
and
I
have
had
a
couple
of
conversations
about
properties
such
as
this
out
in
the
county,
specifically
out
in
my
area,
where
there's
like
12
telephone
poles
sitting
out
front
in
a
Cascade
of
electronic
equipment.
That's
hanging
in
the
air
and
a
patch
of
what
we
call
Mare's
tale
that
we
fight
on
the
farms
every
day
and
what
I'm
hearing
in
this
group
is
they
care
about?
What
the
neighbors
think
that
the
cabling
is
buried?
I
On
this
inside,
we
don't
have
to
farm
around
them.
In
this
instance,
even
the
gentai,
which
is
the
grouping
of
polls
that
you
you've
discussed,
is
actually
underground.
That's.
S
Awesome,
yes,
I
I
think
that
we
can
use
maybe
their
model
or,
as
we
see
them,
build
their
project.
Maybe
we
can
use
that
to
change
our
standard
in
our
community
so
that
it
is
more
hospitable
to
the
local
environment
and
not
the
eyesore
that
we
got
going
on
on
2000,
Road
and
1000
Road
South
in
in
my
area.
R
Now
the
two
things
I
wanted
to
mention
is
that
when
I
looked
at
the
400
500
million
project,
I
I
do
also
know
that's,
probably
the
projected
cost
and
then
they're
they're
probably
going
to
refine
the
cost
along
the
lines
of
the
more
the
actual
cost
later.
R
But
one
of
the
caveats
I
do
like
because
I
deal
with
education
is
that
23
million
will
be
going
back
into
your
school
systems
and
your
so
that
that's
a
boost
to
your
education,
hopefully
that
they
will
one
day
run
and
have
jobs
when
it
comes
to
in
their
community
and
they
Oh
They'll
be
prepared
for
jobs.
So
education
is
always
important
to
me
as
far
as
that's
concerned.
R
So
that's
a
caveat
that
I
thought
was
a
reinvestment
into
the
community,
whether
they
they
didn't
have
to
mention
it,
but
they
did
so
there's
a
give
back
into
your
particular
Community.
Along
with
the
people
that
are
working
anytime,
we
can
put
people
to
work
anytime,
we
can
generate
Revenue
and
then
something
that's
going
to
go
for
the
long
term.
30
years.
R
I
think
it's.
You
know
and
there's
no
berries
as
far
as
public
health
is
concerned,
I
think
it's
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
I
do
know
that
the
aggregate
amount
of
land
is
a
concern,
but
even
that
was
addressed
that
the
land
will
be
back
in
operation
day,
one
after
that
decommission,
if
so,
they
so
choose
at
that
particular
time.
So.
A
Okay,
thanks
so
I
had
a
quick
question:
did
any
match
ever
mention
where
the
manufacturer
of
these
panels
is
coming
from
or
where
they're
going
to
be,
where
they're
located
or
are
they
going
to
bid
it
out?
Are
they
going
to
do
what
they
can
do
to
try
to
keep
this
little
USA
or?
How
is
that
going
to
go.
I
Weeks
there
was
some
discussion.
I
know
there
were
some
questions
from
the
public
on
it,
and
the
answer
I
gave
you
was
is
the
answer
that
was
given
is
that
until
the
project
gets
to
the
building
permit
stage,
they
really
don't
know
exactly
who
the
manufacturer
of
the
panels
will
be.
A
O
Mr
Miller.
Thank
you
Mr
chairman.
My
question
is
in
regards
to
any
threatened
or
endangered
or
protected
species
on
that
project
site
on
October
6th
I
toured
the
U.S
fish
and
wildlife
service
refuge
in
Iroquois
County,
it's
66
Acres,
and
it
has
17
threatened
and
endangered
species
on
that
site
and
if
we're
looking
at
1675
Acres
of
project
site,
I
find
it
unusual
that
there
aren't
any
threatened
or
endangered
species
in
that
area.
O
Raptors
were
surveyed,
but
I'm
not
sure
what
was
found,
but
Raptors
include
Hawks,
Falcons,
owls,
vultures
and
I.
Think
we've
heard
public
testimony
that
there's
Eagles
been
found
in
that
area.
Was
it
Del?
Can
you
remind
me?
Was
it
found
that
there
were
no
threaten
or
endangered
species
in
this
area
within
the
project.
I
Area
the
project
itself
doesn't
mean
there
aren't
any
in
the
area.
It
means
that
none
that
would
be
affected
by
this
project.
Okay,
so
no
Nest
were
found
within
these
properties.
I
think
there's
an
ornate
box
turtle
that
is
a
endangered
species
in
that
area,
and
they
found
no
evidence
of
them
being
on
any
of
these
properties.
Okay,.
A
Okay,
okay
motion
to
approve
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
aye
opposed
same
sign.
No,
oh
okay!
Let's
do
that!
Thank
you.
Everyone
for
coming
out
and
who's
up.
Next,
okay,
yeah
me
tell
zombies
start
over
again:
oh
okay.
Okay!
Next
up
is
EBA
case
2214
request
for
a
special
use,
permit
number
14
fertilizer
sales
in
the
A1
agricultural
district
and
the
variance
to
section
121-99c
14
distance
from
existing
dwellings
on
a
partial
generally
situated
in
section
11
of
Manteno
Township.
The
petitioners
are
Roger,
L,
hoop
and
Robin.
A
I
Right
this
is
a
request
for
a
special
use
permit
on
a
1.1
acre
portion
of
a
77
Acre
Farm,
located
at
3756
East
11
000
east
row
that
should
be
North
Road
in
Manteno
Township.
The
special
use
purpose
of
special
use
is
for
a
liquid
fertilizer
blending
and
storage
facility.
I
Growing
Solutions
Incorporated
would
like
to
lease
the
building
outlined
in
red
and
some
outdoor
ground
area
to
move
their
liquid
fertilizer
blending
operation
to
that
location.
I
Had
a
public
hearing
on
this
on
October
11th,
there
was
no
public
comment.
The
zoning
board
of
appeals
voted
five
to
zero
to
recommend
the
approval
of
the
special
use
permit
and
they
did
not
put
any
conditions
upon
its
approval.
I
The
liquid
the
liquid
blending
is
an
Agricultural
Product
and
I'm
no
chemist,
but
it's
mixing
water,
sulfuric
acid
and
urea
together
to
create
a
fertilizer
project.
A
N
I
Yes,
I
am
sorry.
I
I
skipped
that
fertilizer
operations
are
required
to
be
by
our
ordinance
to
be
set
back
a
thousand
feet
from
the
nearest
Residence
there's
a
residence
up
there
kind
of
in
the
middle
north
of
the
map
there,
and
that
residence
is
only
about
500
feet
away
from
this
building.
I
The
owner
of
that
residence
was
at.
The
hearing
was
in
public
comment
because
they
actually
testified
with
the
applicants
that
they
had
no
issues
right
right,
so
the
variance
was
also
recommended
for
approval
five
to
zero.
Thank
you.
I
had
forgotten
about
the
variants.
F
A
I
Last
County
board
meeting
one
of
the
members
questioned
whether
the
county
could
limit
the
amount
of
acreage
taking
out
of
taking
out
a
Farmland
production
for
solar,
Farms
or
limit
the
total
number
of
solar
Farms
that
the
county
could
approve
in
the
future.
I've
included
in
your
packet,
a
memo
of
the
staff's
opinion
on
on
those
questions.
I
I,
don't
believe
you
can
it's
part
of
the
ordinance
and
if
the
standards
are
met,
everyone
has
the
right
to
apply
for
that
special
use
permit
so
base,
and
then
each
each
permit
must
be
judged
on
its
own
merits
by
setting
any
type
of
limit
prior
to
public
hearing.
You
are
basically
judging
it
pre-judging
the
application
before
it's
ever
even
heard
so
I,
don't
believe
you
can.
That
being
said,
though,
at
some
point
in
the
future,
there
might
be
a
need
right
now.
There
is
only
.08
percent.
I
I
The
best
way
to
do
that,
and
it's
probably
not
a
popular
opinion-
would
be
through
comprehensive
planning
addressing
those
type
of
issues.
Our
current
comprehensive
plan
does
not
mention
anything
at
all
about
solar
farm
development
or
any
other
Renewables,
but
some
type
of
plan.
It
would
be
my
recommendation
that
we
would
send
that
issue
to
the
regional
Planning
Commission
to
be
discussed.
T
You
Mr
chairman,
the
dell:
did
you
send
that
to
the
State's
Attorney's
Office
your
memo,
just
as
I.
I
Did
and
they
they
said
it
was
a
very
good
explanation.
Yes,
I.
I
That
was
that
was
I
did
Mr
Coughlin
said
by
all
means:
okay,.
O
You
Mr
chairman
I,
just
wanted
to
share
some
information
that
I've
gathered
from
other
counties
in
this
northern
part
of
the
state.
Livingston
County
is
considered
a
moratorium
on
Solar
Development
to
allow
the
county
to
review
their
comprehensive
plan.
O
O
Lee
County
impo
imposed
the
moratorium
on
wind
and
solar
developments
to
allow
the
board
to
review
its
ordinances.
They
discussed
the
cap
but
have
not
put
one
in
place
yet
in
LaSalle
County,
the
LaSalle
County
Farm
Bureau
has
a
policy
to
oppose
any
solar
project
where
the
Lisa
score
is
above
200..
The
idea
is
to
avoid
putting
solar
developments
on
highly
productive
soils.
O
Other
things
to
point
out,
Agriculture
and
kinky
county
is
very
important.
O
We
rank
number
one
in
other
crops
in
Hay
in
102
counties
in
the
state
of
Illinois
that
other
crops
in
Hay
other
crops
and
hay
I,
shouldn't
specify,
includes
field
grown
herbs,
Kankakee
County
ranks
number
two
in
the
state
for
production
of
especially
crops
such
as
vegetables,
melons
and
potatoes.
O
O
As
far
as
the
state
of
Illinois
goes,
our
state
ranks
number
one
in
soybean.
Production
state
of
Illinois
ranks
number
two
in
corn
production
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
Kankakee
County
remains
a
contributor
to
the
state's
agricultural
successes,
so
I
think
that's,
maybe
where
some
of
this
thought
is
coming
from.
When
we
see
Farmland
being
removed
from
production.
O
You
know
there's
discussion
that
maybe
the
land
isn't
removed
forever
from
agricultural
production,
but
if
these
sites
are
close
to
substations,
the
idea
is
probably
they're
going
to
be
renewed
for
Solar
Development
being
in
close
proximity
to
solar,
close
proximity
to
the
substations
and
even
if
they
do
return
to
agricultural
production.
O
These
Agreements
are
20
30
plus
years
so
effectively.
That
does
remove
farmland
for
generation,
at
least
but
I
do
understand,
concerns
for
energy
production,
but
also
concerns
for
food
production,
but
also
concerns
for
property
rights.
So
all
these
things
must
be
taken
into
consideration,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
Kankakee
County
remains:
vibrant
agricultural,
industrial
community.
O
R
An
individual
whose
family
has
a
farm
and
we're
growing
corn
this
year
and
on
the
the
11
acres,
we're
growing,
hey
I,
do
appreciate
that.
That's
probably
why
I
asked
the
question
in
p:
Z
how
much
land
is
being
consumed
and
that
was
conveyed
back
less
than
one
percent
or
0.8.
So
I
think
we
are.
We
have
the
best
of
Both
Worlds
in
that
we
continue
to
be
a
strong
agriculture
state,
but
at
the
same
time
we
are
able
to
accommodate
clean
energy.
R
R
You
know
ensuring
that
we
have
a
lot
of
land
to
grow
our
crops
and
to
continue
to
be
competitive
and
I.
Don't
think
that
the
less
than
one
percent
has
Jarred
that
any.
So
this
is
why
we
look-
and
we
peruse
through
these
documents,
to
ensure
the
concerns
of
both
those
individuals
that
are
in
clean
energy
and
yet
those
individuals
that
are
in
agriculture
and
others
as
well.
So
just
just
a
note
of
reference.
A
N
A
Okay
also
Chad
I
wanted
to
mention.
One
thing
is
when
I
was
on
the
zoning
board,
I
used
to
go,
walk
the
sights
for
these
things
and
they
don't
use
their
best
land
when
they
use
these
and
kicking
rocks
and
sand
and
grit
and
grime,
and
that
old
strip
hit
Area
out.
There
is
all
rock
and
just
I,
don't
know
how
they
even
plow
it.
A
T
I
thought
Ben
was
good
today
to
talk
about
this,
but
I
got
a
call.
A
couple
years
ago,
River
Valley
Metro
submitted
it
for
a
grant
to
study
our
two
systems:
the
show
bus,
County
Rural
transit
system
and
River
Valley
Metro.
To
look
for
synergies
there.
He
is
so
he
can.
He
can
better
explain
what
that
does
as
far
as
the
two
transit
systems,
whether
they
should
look
at
working
together
and
I'll.
Just
let
him
okay
Mr.
U
Wilson,
thank
you
Mr
chairman,
so
this
is
as
we
meet
as
an
mpo
and
and
chairman
Wheeler's,
been
in
charge
of
the
mpo
now
for
I.
Think
he's
on
a
second
term
of
running
the
MPL.
We
always
kind
of
look
at.
You
know
the
tasks
that
the
staff
gets
is.
How
do
we
make
synergies?
How
do
we
make
things
better?
How
do
we
look
at
everything
we
offer
and
so
chairman
wheeler
kind
of
directed?
What
is
what
does
Transit
look
like?
We
have
a.
We
have
an
urban
system
they're
an
urban
District.
U
We
have
a
rural,
Transit,
District
or
transit
system,
that's
run
by
the
county.
Is
there
some
synergies
within
our
system?
Is
there
some
things
that
make
sense
and
they're
they're
outside
firms
that
do
this
study
right?
So
it's
it's
about.
How
do
you?
How
do
you
find
funds?
How
do
you
put
funds
together
and
yeah
recently,
River
Valley
Metro
was
afforded
some
funds
to
do
a
full
study
and
not
that
necessarily
anything
will
change,
but
we
feel
like,
as
we
look
at
our
systems
as
a
whole,
can
we
fuel
together?
U
Can
we
work
on
buses
together?
Can
we
store
together?
Can
we
can
we
do
all
sorts
of
things
together
the
routes
as
we
look
at
our
system,
if
you're
an
urban
route,
you
have
to
end
or
land
in
the
urban
area
or
beginner
beginner
and
in
the
urban
area,
if
you're
in
a
rural
rural
route,
you
have
to
be
in
the
rural
area.
At
the
starter
finish,
you
can't
do
urban
urban
in
the
rural
system,
so
there's
there's
some
limitations
within
the
overall
system.
U
So
there's
always
going
to
be
some
separation
in
that,
but
it's
it
becomes.
How
do
we
kind
of
at
the
staff
level
look
at
our
system
to
make
sure
that
we're
we're
doing
the
best
possible
to
use
the
taxpayers
dollars
in
the
best
way
to
get
the
best
service
for
for
our
residents
and
so
that,
if
that
becomes
the
new
transfer
station
here
at
that
River
Valley
Metro
received
their
funds
for
where
we
can
bring
our
buses
into
that
system.
U
Allow
people
to
travel
within
the
community
avoid
that
kind
of
point-to-point
Route
if
that
makes
sense.
So
it's
it's
a
kind
of
a
greater
overarching
look
at
how
our
systems
can
coordinate
and
and
see
if
there
are
some
efficiencies
or
redundancies
that
maybe
could
be
removed
as
part
of
that,
so
there
River
Valley
Metro,
will
select
a
consultant
using
kind
of
idot
procurement.
They'll
go
through
the
plan
and
kind
of
see
what
what
that
really
looks
like
you
know,
and
and
really
give
us,
then
some
guidance
at
the
staff
level.
U
We
can
bring
back
through
the
Chairman's
office
to
you
to
say
as
we're
spending
our
dollars
on
on
Transit.
Here's
maybe
a
a
way
to
save
some
money
or
a
way
to
offer
some
better
Services,
as
it
relates
to
our
our
users,
because
really
what
we
want
I
mean
a
little
bit
of
a
Shameless
plug
for
Rural
Transit.
It's
not
just
you
know
hospital
visits,
it's
not
just
going
to
the
doctor.
It's
it's
going
wherever
you
want
any
Resident,
you
don't
have
to
be
older
and
firm.
U
Anybody
who
wants
to
ride
on
the
bus
can
ride
on
the
bus,
and
so
it's
about
getting
all
of
our
residents
the
best
possible
transit
system
they
can
have,
and
if
there
are
some
Partnerships
there
that
are
available.
Obviously
Andy
wants
us
out.
There
kind
of
you
know,
looking
under
all
the
rocks
to
make
sure
we're
doing
that.
A
F
R
R
I
promise
you
that
I'll
be
like
Elizabeth
Taylor
told
her.
Ninth
husband,
I
won't
keep
you
long
just
want
to
put
a
little
plug
in
that
the
two
dollar
rides
I
I
I.
It's
amazing
that
a
lot
of
people
still
don't
know
about
it,
but
and
they
were
going
back
and
forth
to
Midway
when
they
found
that
out,
they
were
like
a
maze,
but
one
of
the
assets
that
we
do
have
in
our
Metro
System
that
you
can
go
from
a
bonus
or
Manteno
to
Midway
and
then
come
back.
R
You
gotta
plan
it
accordingly
and
then
come
back
just
for
two
dollars.
So
some
of
the
things
that
are
going
right
in
Kankakee,
among
other
things,
is
that
we
have
things
that
benefit
the
pocketbooks
of
the
citizens
that
basically
live
here.
So
just
thought
I'd
throw
that
plug
out.
There's
a
commercial
and
now
I'm
done
it's
very.
A
Well
running:
okay,
thanks:
okay,
now
new
business,
okay,
next
up
the
anything
else
in
our
new
business,
that's
all!
Okay!
Next
up,
okay,
Miss
Hudson,
makes
a
motion
to
adjourn.
Miss
Peters
makes
a
second
all
paper
say.