Mrs. A. Jolene Willis

A. Jolene Willis, Executive Director of the Western Illinois Economic Development Partnership, distributed copies of a brochure on hotel/motel tax expenditures entitled "Midwest River Country" which has Warren County information included.Mrs. Willis will be attending a wind conference in Bloomington and invited board members to attend as well.She will be participating in the Chicago Industrial Properties thru the BNSF Logistics Corridor trade show where W.I.E.D.P. will have a booth.She also mentioned other items of interest.The Highway 34 Golf Outing is July 24.The third annual Economic Development luncheon is August 14 and she will be sending out flyers.The Wind Farm Project met in May and she will be sending out more information.She has submitted the $86,000 D.C.E.O grant application.
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Reichow also handed out a copy of two grants awarded to Warren County for Energy Efficient Lighting which was facilitated by Jolene Willis of the Western Illinois Economic Development Partnership.
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Jolene Willis, Executive Director of the Western Illinois Economic Development Partnership, reported to the committee that the county has been granted $19,760 for a lighting grant through the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation for lighting upgrades in the courthouse, jail and annex.
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Jolene Willis, Executive Director of the Western Illinois Economic Development Partnership, informed the committee that she is completing a grant application received from D.C.E.O.
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The committee then agreed to have Mrs. Willis to continue monitoring the lighting grant.

A. Jolene Willis, Executive Director of the Western Illinois Economic Development Partnership reported that the Land Lease and Wind Easement (wind farm lease) and the Warren County Zoning Code Wind Energy Restoration (decommissioning) Agreement are before the board for action.The Capital Bill, which includes funding for the Highway 34 project, is coming up for legislation and Mrs. Willis is asking the board members to contact their legislators to support the Capital Bill.She gave members copies of the Illinois Farm Bureau Quick View report with stories on HB664 and wind farms assessment.She is working with the University of Illinois Extension on entrepreneurial ventures.Mrs. Willis stated that the board's current W.I.E.D.P. support is appreciated and she hopes they continue their support.
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Willis informed the committee that the land lease to place three wind turbines on the county farm was recommended by the Buildings & Grounds Committee to be presented to the County Board for approval at their next meeting on October 17, 2007.Discussion followed.
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Jolene Willis spoke on behalf of Clean Energy Concepts and Red Rock Financial asking the committee to recommend the wind farm lease on the county farm ground to the full board.
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Jolene Willis, WIEDP and Matt Cumberworth and Ronn Sperry of Clean Energy Concepts were present to answer any questions the committee may have on the lease for wind towers on the county farm land.

A. Jolene Willis, Executive Director - Western Illinois Economic Development Partnership