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Jacksonville approves two-phase lease framework with New Carbon for local energy project
Summary
Council approved lease agreements with New Carbon, LLC and Feedstocks, LLC to allow a first phase and an option for a second 5-megawatt phase; a council member urged better public notice though voted in favor.
The Jacksonville City Council voted to approve lease agreements between the city and New Carbon, LLC and Feedstocks, LLC that establish a two-phase arrangement for a local energy project, the mayor announced.
City staff described the structure as two separate leases: one for the first phase and a second to cover a potential five-megawatt phase if that later stage proceeds. The record notes that New Carbon sought assurance that the second phase would be an option rather than left unresolved if the first phase moved forward.
An alderman who spoke in favor of the leases said the location is preferable to previous proposals and that keeping energy production local is a benefit, but she expressed concern that residents received limited advance notice and asked how outreach to constituents could be improved. The speaker indicated she had received calls that day from people seeking more time and information but nonetheless said she planned to vote in favor of the lease.
Alderman Reuben DeSellis moved the measure; the council approved it on a roll-call vote recorded in the meeting transcript.
