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Board OKs 25.2 MW Belvedere Solar project after company offers additional community benefits
Summary
The Boone County Board on July 31 approved a special use permit for Belvedere Solar LLC to build a 25.2-megawatt solar project on county land, after the developer offered community payments and adjusted setbacks to address neighborsconcerns.
The Boone County Board on July 31 approved a special use permit for Belvedere Solar LLC to build a 25.2-megawatt solar energy development on property spanning two parcels in Caledonia Township near Illinois Route 173. The project site covers roughly 85 acres of the applicants 120-acre tract, according to planning staff.
The permit was recommended by the zoning board of appeals, which found the proposal met the countys solar and zoning code standards and adopted staffs findings of fact. At the county committee hearing and the board…
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