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After heated public testimony, Will County committee denies US Solar's Green Garden solar-plus-storage permit
Summary
Residents, township officials and a lawyer urged denial of a proposed 4.98 MW solar project with co-located batteries, arguing the application lacks required wetland delineations, sits on hydric silty-loam soils with a high corrosion risk for galvanized pilings, and poses noise and safety concerns; the committee voted to deny both the solar and battery special-use permits.
Will County's Land Use & Development Committee on Thursday denied a proposed Green Garden Township commercial solar project and its accompanying battery storage permit after extended public comment and technical objections from nearby residents and the township.
The proposal, submitted by developer US Solar, sought a special-use permit for a 4.98-megawatt solar facility with an associated battery energy storage system. Staff told the committee that the plan commission had voted to recommend approval of the solar arrays while recommending denial of the battery storage permit. Developers said final wetland and geotechnical work would follow at the permitting stage.
Residents and an attorney representing nine adjacent homeowners told the committee the application was incomplete and legally insufficient. "They have done absolutely no wetland delineations," attorney Steve Becker said during public comment, arguing the lack of a field wetland survey prevented accurate panel…
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