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Council sides with neighbors, says no to solar farm BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
HUGO — An application for a solar farm that seems to meet all the requirements per city code will not move forward. However, the council may be open to a similar proposal on a different site in the future. Enterprise Energy LLC applied for a site plan and interim use permit (IUP) to operate a solar farm on a vacant 12-acre parcel of land located east of Everton Avenue North and
north of 149th Street North. The solar farm would sit on approximately 5 acres in the center of the parcel. “The applicant has provided plans and information that meet all of the performance standards,” Associate Planner Max Gort said. “Constructing a solar farm on this property isn’t going to affect the way that development can occur in this area long-range.” The City Council adopted an ordinance in 2016 that regulates solar energy systems. The
city’s only solar farm is located on 165th Street near Henna Avenue North and was constructed in 2018. In February 2023, the council enacted a moratorium on new solar farms and directed the ordinance review committee to study the ordinance and consider possible revisions. Those revisions were made and approved by the council in July 2023. SEE SOLAR FARM, PAGE 5
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A proposal for a new solar farm located east of Everton Avenue North and north of 149th Street North will not move forward.
Hugo man seeks new normal after ‘horrific’ work accident BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
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Chamber hosts ‘Aging Well’ expo
Jeff McLean hung on for dear life on the edge of a large industrial shredder for 52 seconds before help arrived. If it weren’t for that help, Jeff likely wouldn’t be alive. The 54-year-old from Hugo is trying to find what his new normal will look like for himself, his wife Jamie, and their sons Kyle and Brady now that he is a double amputee. Jeff has worked at Rohn Industries in Bloomington for 23 years. Last month, he was operating an industrial shredder, which can be plagued by paper jams, often referred to as paper bridges. He was attempting to relieve a paper bridge when he fell in. “The bridge broke after that and then that’s when I was hanging out for dear life,” Jeff recalled. “I was hanging onto the edges of shredder, yelling and screaming for people to come and shut it off …” Jamie added, “He was hanging on for 52 seconds while the machine was eating his legs … It was horrific and I just can’t imagine what Jeff went through.” That’s when Jeff’s coworker Matt Marsyla jumped into action. He climbed up the machine, pulled Jeff out of the machine and placed him on the platform of the shredder. He then placed tourniquets on both of his legs.
The Quad Area Chamber of Commerce will host its senior expo from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 16 at St. Genevieve Parish & Community Center, located at 6995 Centerville Road in Centerville. The event will provide aging residents and their SEE RECOVERY, PAGE 10 INbeSMALLER PRINT RIGHT AFTER OF$25 OR family members with local resources to age well in the Quad area. The Centennial Lakes Police Department will on site to collect unwanted prescriptions and sharps, and the Centerville Lions Club will collect unneeded prescription eyewear. MORE (ADD EXCLUDES ALCHOL)
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