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LaSalle County approves road-use agreement for Allen Acres Solar project
Summary
LaSalle County approved Resolution 26-16 authorizing an agreement with Allen Acres Solar LLC that sets road-use and maintenance requirements for a proposed 150-megawatt, 2,168-acre solar farm in Allen Township and provides $25,000 to both the county and the township at signing.
LaSalle County approved Resolution 26-16 on an unsigned date in the transcript, authorizing an agreement with Allen Acres Solar LLC that governs the use, maintenance and repair of county highways and township roads tied to a proposed 150-megawatt solar farm on a 2,168-acre parcel in Allen Township. Don, a committee member, presented the resolution and outlined the payment and repair provisions.
"With this agreement, the county has received the $25,000, and the township is receiving $25,000 when the agreement is signed," Don said, adding that the county will receive additional funds at project completion to pay for a chip-seal treatment on County Highway 40. He said Jeremiah Adams reviewed the agreement and was "fine with all the verbiage that's in the agreement."
During a brief clarification, a participant identified in the transcript as Dave Torres asked for a map and for the exact location. Don said the site is in Allen Township in the southeast corner of the county and described its relation to County Highway 18 and County Highway 40.
The Chair called for a motion to approve Resolution 26-16 and put the question to a voice vote. The meeting record shows members responded "Aye," and the Chair announced "Motion carried," approving the resolution. No roll-call vote or individual vote tallies were provided in the transcript.
The approved agreement, as described in the meeting, requires payments to the county and township on signing and commits completion-phase funds to road repairs; the transcript does not specify dates for those payments, a timeline for project construction, or detailed maps. The Chair then moved to adjourn and closed the meeting.
Next steps indicated in the discussion: the agreement will stand as approved, and the county intends to allocate the identified completion funds to a chip-seal treatment on County Highway 40 when those monies are available. The transcript does not record additional motions, permit approvals, or a construction schedule.
