Wabash County Commissioners have scheduled a pair of public hearings in the coming weeks. The first will be November 17th at 4pm seeking public input on the energy transition community grant on how local residents want the money from the grant spent. In June, Jeff Vaughan of the Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission explained the grant to commissioners saying the state had set up the program to assist communities who face losing a coal mine or power plant. In Wabash County’s case, the loss of the Friendsville Mine look to generate at least $50,000 in grant monies but could be much more. Vaughan said the state has a pool of $40 million to pull from during this grant cycle.
The second public hearing is December 8th at 4pm on the proposed solar ordinance in Wabash County. After the public hearing, commissioners are expected to adopt the ordinance necessitated by RWE Clean Energy’s plan to site a solar farm in rural Wabash County.