The Christian County Board met last night at 6:00 for their last meeting of 2023. All members of the board were present with the exception of Ken Franklin.
Two large points of focus during the board meeting were the special use application for the Sangchris Energy Battery Storage Facility and possible funding for water testing in Christian County.
The battery energy storage units presented by Sangchris Energy were brought before the board for a special-use application. Will Frost, of East Point Energy was on hand to answer the board members' questions which had been covered heavily in the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
As conditions had been previously set with the board receiving drainage and geotechnical reports, after a brief discussion, the board denied the special use application for Sangchris Energy, which would have been constructed on County Road 1400 North and County Road 150 East in South Fork Township.
Under Committee Reports, the board considered possible funding for water testing in Christian County, specifically concerning the area near the Ameren Remediation Project.
Board member, Ray Koonce brought up that it would allow the community peace of mind knowing that testing was being done by the county. David Buckles, a board member, attended the recent special meeting that took place at the junior high school where Ameren officials answered questions, Buckle stated that Ameren had been partaking in third-party testing for the duration of the project.
The board motioned to carry the possible funding for water testing with a condition to review the motion at the finance meeting.
Under Executive/Personnel/Liquor/Legislative, the board unanimously approved a resolution for the state attorney's appellate prosecutor.
Matt Hart, the Executive Director of the Christian County Economic Development Corporation, introduced himself to the board and provided insight into his goals of bringing economic development and expansion to Christian County.
There was no executive session and the board wrapped up the 2023 season and look to their next Christian County Board meeting on Tuesday, January 16th, 2024.
Originally this story listed that there was a special park board meeting to discuss the Ameren issue. THERE WAS NO PARK BOARD MEETING. THERE WAS NO SECRET CLOSED PARK BOARD MEETING. There was a special meeting that took place at the junior high school which was open to the public. As before, the park district has had nothing to do with the issues going on at the site. This was a misprint. Regional Radio News deeply apologizes for the mistake.
