Solar development is ramping up in Starke County, according to Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Lisa Dan. She told the North Judson Town Council Monday that the Starke Solar/Mammoth Solar project south of Bass Lake is expected to break ground in October, with construction to be complete by the summer of 2023.
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The Starke County Commissioners made a decision on rezoning several parcels of land to agriculture to pave the way for the installation of solar panels in and around the Bass Lake area.
Continue readingThe Starke County Commissioners decided to table a decision on a rezoning recommendation by the Starke County Planning Commission. The recommendation was to rezone 350 acres from residential to agriculture to pave the way for the installation of solar panels in the Bass Lake and neighboring area.
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The Starke County Commissioners, along with County Attorney Marty Lucas and officials with Starke Solar, LLC, will take more time to review paperwork and submit additional documents before a decision is finalized pertaining to rezoning properties in the Bass Lake area.
Continue readingThe members of the Starke County Planning Commission continued a public hearing Tuesday night at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in Knox to hear comments concerning the rezoning of several hundred acres from residential or light business to agriculture for all uses permitted in the agriculture zone.
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A public hearing to take comments on a rezoning request for 800 acres of farmland in California and North Bend Townships in Starke County is scheduled for tonight at 5:30 p.m. CT at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in Knox.
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Bass Lake-area residents will have to wait until next week to weigh in on a rezoning request that would pave the way for a potential solar farm. A company called Starke Solar, LLC is asking Starke County to rezone more than 800 acres in California and North Bend townships on the south side of Bass Lake, mainly from residential to agricultural. That, in turn, would allow for the installation of solar panels.
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