Day: January 16, 2024
Of Chinese landowning, sun power & bobcats
Rambling through central Illinois, impressed that the forecasters were close to correct on this storm but pondering what happened to El Nino? • • • We’re heading into another busy election season, which means the Mayor of Oak Hill’s pearls of wisdom will be lived out on a daily basis. As in, “Why tell the truth when a lie will do?” I mention this because some politicians continue to falsely claim that China is the biggest foreign landowner in the U.S. Some people hear this claim and think it might be true. Well, it’s not. Canada owns the most U.S….
Princeville board OKs solar project
By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – Here comes the sun. Or here comes to Princeville a solar-energy project, to be more accurate. During its meeting Jan. 3, the Village Board authorized Trajectory Energy Partners to transform a 17-acre plot in northwest Princeville into a 2-megawatt solar farm. Construction is expected to begin late this year and finish in early 2025, according to Kiersten Sheets, a Trajectory project-development manager. “I personally think it’s going to be a big benefit, a big asset to our village,” said Jeff Troutman, the Princeville village president. The solar array along West North Street near…
Toulon awaiting word on sewer project
By JOHN A. BALLENTINEFor The Prairie News TOULON – The Toulon City Council heard that almost all of the unfinished business agenda items are in progress during a meeting on Jan. 8. Giffin Engineering Representative Justin Reeise provided an update on the unsewered community planning report grant. The city is waiting for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to complete its process for construction and a start date. Reeise said the project, impacting northwest residents of Toulon, will likely be done in the spring or early summer. There was no update about engineering plans for Toulon’s water mains. Two local contractors…
