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Residents warn board that Goshen battery facility risks local safety and property values
Summary
Several residents used public comment to urge the Manteno Village Board to resist the Goshen battery-storage project, citing recent lithium-battery fires, evacuation concerns and alleged loss of local control under state law.
Several residents raised sharp concerns about a proposed Goshen battery-storage development during public comment at the Manteno Village Board meeting on May 4.
Anne Gates, a frequent attendee who said she does not live in Manteno, told the board she has tracked regional developments for more than a decade and warned that battery-storage facilities can cause large, long-burning fires and widespread evacuations. She cited a Morris fire and said similar incidents could require evacuations of nearby towns and depress property values.
Why it matters: Residents described a potential public-safety and property-value risk tied to large lithium-ion battery facilities…
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