Grundy Reporter

Grundy County Land Use Committee met Oct. 25.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

I. Call to Order 

Attendee Name	Title	Status	Arrived
Ann Gill	Vice Chair	Absent
Harold Vota	Board Member	Present
Joshua Harris	Board Member	Present
Jerald White	Chair	Present
Christina Jenkins-Likar	Board Member	Present
James Riley	Board Member	Present
Nathanael Greene	Board Member	Present
Sandy Pommier	County Board Admin. Asst.	Present
Chris Balkema	Chairman	Absent

II. Public Portion 

Bob Koerner expressed his concerns with the subdivision amendments and intermodals. Laurie Fleishman told the committee that she is against putting size restrictions on solar farms. Eli Varol, Development Manager for Buffalo Solar, told the committee that he hopes that the board considers existing law when evaluating restrictions on renewable energy development.

III. Approval of Minutes 

1. Land Use Committee/ - Regular Meeting - Sep 27, 2023 4:30 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member SECONDER: James Riley, Board Member AYES: Vota, Harris, White, Jenkins-Likar, Riley, Greene ABSENT: Gill

IV. Land Use Department 

A. Official Business 

1. 23-ZBA-015 Adding Intermodals InTable 8-2-2-1B as a Special Use Under I-Industrial Uses

RESULT: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 11/14/2023 6:00 PM  MOVER: James Riley, Board Member SECONDER: Joshua Harris, Board Member AYES: Vota, Harris, White, Jenkins-Likar, Riley, Greene ABSENT: Gill

B. New/Old Business 

1. 1985 Township/County Zoning Changes

RESULT: INFORMATIONAL ONLY

2. Discussion of Solar Farm Size Restriction

RESULT: INFORMATIONAL ONLY

C. Monthly Reports 

1. Monthly Report for Land Use Department

D. Future Agenda Items 

E. Claims 

1. Motion to approve the claims as submitted.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member SECONDER: Joshua Harris, Board Member AYES: Vota, Harris, White, Jenkins-Likar, Riley, Greene ABSENT: Gill

V. Budget Reporting 

1. FY23 Budget Tracking

VI. Executive Session 

None

VII. Action Taken as a Result of Executive Session 

VIII. Adjournment 

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member SECONDER: James Riley, Board Member AYES: Vota, Harris, White, Jenkins-Likar, Riley, Greene ABSENT: Gill

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