Macoupin County Board met May 23.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
1. Roll Call
C. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES
D. NEW BUSINESS
A. PUBLIC HEARING RE: APPLICATION FOR A WECS SITING APPROVAL PERMIT SUBMITTED BY LOTUS WIND, LLC (“APPLICANT”) FOR A WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (“WECS”) KNOWN AS THE LOTUS WIND FARM PROJECT (“PROJECT”)
1. Confirm Quorum Present
2. Introductory Comments by Chair
3. Swearing in of all persons who will provide testimony
4. Acknowledgment of the Public Hearing Notice Published in a Newspaper and Mailed via United States Mail per applicable State Laws and County Ordinances
5. PRESENTATION BY APPLICANT AND ITS CONSULTANT(S)
1. Questions by County Board
2. Questions by County Staff
3. Questions by Objectors and Interested Parties
4. Rebuttal comments by the Applicant, if requested.
6. PRESENTATION BY COUNTY STAFF AND COUNTY CONSULTANT(S)
1. Questions by County Board
2. Questions by County Staff
3. Questions by Objectors and Interested Parties
4. Rebuttal comments by the County Staff, if requested.
7. PRESENTATIONS BY OBJECTORS
1. Questions by County Board
2. Questions by County Staff
3. Questions by Objectors and Interested Parties
4. Rebuttal comments by Objectors
8. PRESENTATIONS BY INTERESTED PARTIES
1. Questions by County Board
2. Questions by County Staff
3. Questions by Objectors and Interested Parties
4. Rebuttal comments by Interested Parties
9. FINAL QUESTIONS BY COUNTY BOARD
10. CLOSING REMARKS BY APPLICANT, OBJECTORS, INTERESTED PARTIES AND COUNTY STAFF
11. DELIBERATION BY THE COUNTY BOARD
12. Action by the County Board on the Application: ORDINANCE APPROVING / DENYING THE APPLICATION FOR A WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM SITING APPROVAL PERMIT SUBMITTED BY LOTUS WIND, LLC FOR A WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (“WECS”)
13. Motion to close the Public Hearing and return to May 23, 2023 Special Meeting or Motion to continue the Public Hearing to Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. or some other date / time / location.
E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
F. PUBLIC COMMENTS
G. ADJOURNMENT
1. This public meeting may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Public comments may also be submitted in advance of the public meeting or the public hearing by leaving a hard copy with the County Clerk’s Office or online at www.macoupincode.com/lotuswind.html before 2:00 p.m. on May 23, 2023. Your written comments will be read into the public record (if concise) or included as part of the public record.
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