The Macomb City Council voted Monday to pay $16,000 in interest to MidAmerica National Bank for a loan to build a solar farm at the city sewer plant. Construction on the solar farm should begin in 2027.
The city council also approved an agreement with IMEG for $40,000 to work on a city inventory of lead in its service lines. City Administrator Scott Coker said letters have been sent to property owners about the inventory.
Aldermen also voted to authorize a Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (MACVB) application for an Illinois Arts Council grant for the 250th anniversary of the United States.
MACVB Director Jock Hedblade told council members the $15,000 grant would go toward erecting a statue of Abraham Lincoln on McDonough County Courthouse lawn.
In other business, council members approved a ground lease agreement with United Contractors Management for city-owned land at 100 Tower Road, which currently has an asphalt production plant. UCM will pay Macomb $10,000 per year for the next 10 years.
