La Salle County Board Tries ‘Present’ Votes to Block a Solar Farm. It Doesn’t Work.

Facing a 76-acre solar farm in Utica Township and the risk of a lawsuit, 17 La Salle County Board members abstained or voted "present" instead of voting no.

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Shaw Local (Illinois Valley) · Feb. 13, 2025 · Tom Collins

Facing a 76-acre solar farm in Utica Township and the risk of a lawsuit, 17 La Salle County Board members abstained or voted “present” instead of voting no. County attorneys concluded the abstentions didn’t count, so the project passed 8–1.

It’s a vivid example of how the 2023 law left board members looking for ways to object without exposing the county to litigation.

Read the full story at Shaw Local: “La Salle County Board tries to block Utica-area solar farm; it didn’t work”

Summary by the Illinois Land and Farmland Preservation Coalition. More from our News page. See also: Lawsuits Tracker · County Fights

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