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Committee delays public hearings for two US Solar projects, flags drain-tile surveys and transport-route details
Summary
Zoning staff identified deficiencies in two US Solar applications (including Lewis Creek) — especially missing drain-tile mapping and complete transport/road-use details — and were directed to work with the applicant to finish packages; the committee said it may call a special meeting if staff deems the resubmitted applications complete.
Iroquois County zoning staff told the committee Oct. 7 that two applications from US Solar (referred to in the record as USS Venus/US Solar projects and a separate Lewis Creek project) are not yet ready for public hearing because the packages contain outstanding deficiencies, most notably missing or incomplete drain-tile investigations and insufficient transport-route details for heavy equipment.
Andrew, county staff, said the most important missing item is a drain-tile survey the ordinance requires so adjacent landowners and drainage districts have an opportunity to review subsurface drainage impacts during the public hearing process. "Part of the purpose of that is to allow for people from the public to attend the meeting to say, 'hey, this is what we see in drain tile survey,' " Andrew…
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