Now that solar farm rules have been passed, the fights begin over zoning decisions and exceptions between localities, residents, and businesses. From yesterday's News-Gazette:
Champaign County zoning panel discusses first proposed solar farmFull article here. More on the fights to get the solar farm rules passed in the first place and the immediate exception to them requested here. Archive of posts mentioning the solar issue here.
Champaign County's first private solar farm is a step closer to becoming a reality.
In spite of an objection from the St. Joseph Village Board, the Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday night discussed proceeding with Community Power Group's proposed solar farm near that village.
The first facility would be a 2-megawatt farm on a 57.84-acre tract just north of the St. Joseph Sportsman Club.
On Thursday, the zoning board received a resolution from the St. Joseph Village Board objecting to the location because it might affect new developments north of Interstate 74 in future years.
"Growing north of the interstate has been a priority for us, and we don't like the idea of being boxed in," said Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges.
She also expressed concern about setting a precedent by allowing a solar farm within a half-mile of the village. The village prefers a mile-and-a-half buffer for such farms.
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