Tuesday, January 18, 2022 on the second floor of the Christian County building, 16 Christian County board members assembled to discuss finances, gather information, and vote on important topics related to the central Illinois county.
The first and most widely discussed topic came with Chad Coady presenting information about local solar farms being placed in Christian County. Although no motion or vote was initiated the board members spent about 20 minutes discussing and gathering information with Coady about what the farms would bring financially to the county. This included the effect on schools and individual residents, taxes, and bottom lines.
After the information was spread on the solar farms, the board voted in favor of all of the following:
- A new truck for the county,
- $20,000 in funds for Pana Bridge #66,
- $13,000 in funds for Pana Bridge #71,
- a current max of $5,000 to work on leveling the floors and ridding wires at the Christian County Building,
- and $15,000 in ARPA funds for the Coroner’s office regarding equipment and other needs.
The two-hour session also included taking bids on a piece of land which the county owns out in Moweaqua and randomly determining which seats would be running for 2 and 4-year terms.
Topics that were pushed to committees or tabled for a closed session included: installing central air conditioning for the County building, the Hickory Point Project which is a solar farm development, and electronic software for law enforcement making it easier and safer for officers to issue citations.
The assembly adjourned near 8:30pm and the next meeting will be held on Februrary 15th, 2022.
