County told to update 5‑year solid waste plan in 90 days; planning & zoning to hear 4,000‑acre solar application

County election staff and administration told the committee they received a letter from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency on Dec. 8 requiring the county to either update its solid-waste plan or provide a five‑year accounting within 90 days. Staff said they have not prepared a new plan since 2015 and that the county's former solid-waste administrator left when the recycling center closed; staff will distribute existing plans and flyers for committee review and will contact the EPA to clarify next steps.

Separately, the chair reminded members that Planning & Zoning has scheduled a hearing for the solar project application — described in the meeting as an application "in little in excess of 4,000 acres" in the Sysnet Park area — for tomorrow at 6PM after the committee found the application complete.

What happens next: staff will follow up with the IEPA within the 90‑day window and circulate past solid-waste documents; Planning & Zoning will hold a public hearing on the solar application.