April 14, 2025
From 482 to 902 Feet: Yorkville Demands More Space for Solar Farm from Roadway.
The developers of the Beecher Road Solar, LLC, project in Yorkville had to rethink their initial plans. Learn how city aldermen requested a greater setback from Corneils Road, leading to a redesigned 20.3-acre solar farm that now sits 902.3 feet away—a significant increase from the originally proposed 482 feet. This change also positions the project closer to Route 47, near the proposed Project Steel data center.
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