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Committee approves 4.95 MW New Lenox solar project with sidewalk and landscaping commitments; developers cite tax and subscription benefits
Summary
The Will County Land Use and Development Committee approved a special-use permit for a 4.95-megawatt commercial solar facility on South Spencer Road in New Lenox Township, with five conditions that include roadside landscaping and a sidewalk along the developer’s frontage.
The Will County Land Use and Development Committee approved a special-use permit for a 4.95-megawatt community solar project on a 34-acre parcel on South Spencer Road in New Lenox Township.
The proposal, filed as ZC24109 under owner Anita D. Batson Revocable Trust and developed by ECA Solar, would place approximately 9,963 solar panels on two arrays separated by utility easements. The planning and zoning record shows the project was designed to avoid crossing an existing gas and water easement and to keep arrays out of those utility corridors. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval with five conditions; committee members approved the permit at the March meeting.
Why it matters: The developer told the committee the project could serve roughly 990 ComEd customers, generate tax revenue for local governments, and create temporary construction jobs. Committee members pressed the developer on landscaping, sidewalk requests from New Lenox, drain-tile protections and measures to prevent…
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