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Residents press county on hunger relief, solar project concerns and local youth baseball during public comment
Summary
Speakers urged fiscal court to consider matching funds for a regional food‑warehouse project, raised objections about a proposed West County solar farm near Windy Hollow Campground, and celebrated 50 years of local T‑ball; MPO director described upcoming safety work on US‑60 intersections.
Several members of the public addressed the Daviess County Fiscal Court Feb. 4 on a range of topics, including a request for county support to build a temperature‑controlled regional food warehouse, concerns about a proposed 1,200‑acre solar project, a local T‑ball anniversary and a county transportation safety update.
Steve Innes, representing Green River Community Food Warehouse, asked the court to consider cooperating with the city to help fund a temperature‑controlled facility to collect and distribute large donations of perishable food. Innes said the facility would cost about $4.3 million to construct (roughly $3.6 million in capital construction costs) and would have annual operating costs of about $250,000. He said the organization has raised roughly $1.2 million and that the board committed $450,000; Innes asked the court to consider matching any city contribution…
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