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KENDALLVILLE â Kendallvilleâs solar field project is moving full steam ahead.
The Kendallville Common Council took the next step Tuesday night in approving a funding mechanism for the project on second and third reading. Rules were suspended to help expedite the project.
Before that approval, Tuesday night the council welcomed a new firefighter and supported a recent promotion at the Kendallville Police Department.
Robert Isaacs, the cityâs newest firefighter, took his oath of office from council President Jim Dazey in front of family and friends. Dazeyâs second oath of office came with the swearing in of Detective Doug Davis. Davis started with the Kendallville PD 16 years ago as a dispatcher, two years after that he became a full-time police officer.
KENDALLVILLE â With some help from other city boards providing $1 million in tax dollars, Kendallville City Council members are more comfortable with borrowing the remainder to fund a new solar field on the site of the former McCray Refrigerator factory.
The city is now looking at a five-year financing plan that shouldnât impact local taxes or wastewater fees, meaning residents wonât need to provide anything extra to afford the green energy development.
City council members received an update about possible financing options for the project during their meeting Tuesday evening.
The proposed solar field would take up most of the 11-acre McCray site off Wayne Street, one block west of Main Street, stretching from the west end of the property all the way to Mill Street.
KENDALLVILLE — After the second week in a row of getting requests from residents to opt out of trash service, Kendallville officials have vowed they’ll make a decision and develop