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Village board seeks emergency water source
Three major discussions at Monday’s village board meeting concerned an emergency water supply, energy savings and
whether to allow windmill power on village property.
For the last 35 plus years, the city has received its water from wells along the Sangamon River just north of Salisbury.
Because the village has no ability to get water for emergency use, it has approached the Curran-Gardner Water District as a
source for water if the case arrives.
Monday, the board voted to enter into a contract with Integrys Energy Service to save money on the cost of buying electric
power. The village should earn about $500 a year with the service.
Pleasant Plains sits on the edge of a proposed windmill power system and has been approached about the 40 acres of land
east of the village where the sanitary sewer lagoon sits.
The village is studying the options. If it signs a contract for the land to be used, then the windmills can be constructed on
those 40 acres. Of course, most of the 40 acres is a lagoon, etc.
If the village does not sign, then the windmills cannot be placed closer than 1200 feet to the area.
Mayor Jim Verkuilen said we have the considered that if we sign, we can make about $100 an acre per year. He says the
options are under review.
Three major discussions at Monday’s village board meeting concerned an emergency water supply, energy savings and
whether to allow windmill power on village property.
For the last 35 plus years, the city has received its water from wells along the Sangamon River just north of Salisbury.
Because the village has no ability to get water for emergency use, it has approached the Curran-Gardner Water District as a
source for water if the case arrives.
Monday, the board voted to enter into a contract with Integrys Energy Service to save money on the cost of buying electric
power. The village should earn about $500 a year with the service.
Pleasant Plains sits on the edge of a proposed windmill power system and has been approached about the 40 acres of land
east of the village where the sanitary sewer lagoon sits.
The village is studying the options. If it signs a contract for the land to be used, then the windmills can be constructed on
those 40 acres. Of course, most of the 40 acres is a lagoon, etc.
If the village does not sign, then the windmills cannot be placed closer than 1200 feet to the area.
Mayor Jim Verkuilen said we have the considered that if we sign, we can make about $100 an acre per year. He says the
options are under review.
Issue Date: Dec. 8, 2011
