Park board might field offers on solar farms
The Kankakee Valley Park District might field an offer in the next month from a renewable energy company that wants to set up solar farms on district property. The district owns five separate parcels of land near River Road Park, Splash Valley Aquatic Center and at the intersection of River Road and U.S. Route 45-52. The property is all farmland and is approximately 197 acres total. The district already advertised for bids for the land to be farmed â which are due by Dec. 22 â through one- to three-year leases. âWeâve had bids picked up, but I donât know what is being...
Source: daily-journal.com