This site collects public meeting information, community materials, documents and a downloadable petition concerning the proposed Tiger Storage / New Leaf Battery Energy Storage System.
The live calendar is maintained separately from the website, so additions and changes made in Google Calendar appear here automatically.
Use it for upcoming community meetings, petition events, hearings and other scheduled events.
See Event Details & FlyersMaterials provided by local organizers describe the proposal as a utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the Milan area of Rock Island County. The petition identifies the project as a proposed 16-acre facility associated with Tiger Storage 1 LLC and New Leaf.
A Battery Energy Storage System stores electrical energy in large battery installations for later delivery to the electrical grid.
The supplied community materials raise concerns about thermal-runaway fires, emergency response, smoke and environmental impacts, land use, noise, and local benefits. These are claims and concerns presented by the organizers and petition authors.
The petition is addressed to the Rock Island County Board and Zoning Board of Appeals and asks those bodies to deny zoning and permits for the proposed project.
Event details below are taken from the supplied flyers. Check the calendar for additions or changes.
Camden Park – Lower Bowl
9:00 AM–11:00 AM
2701 1st Street East, Milan, Illinois
Milan Christian Church
12:00 Noon–4:00 PM
709 Hillcrest Road, Milan, Illinois
Flyer states that anyone in Rock Island County can sign and asks people to sign only once.
View Event FlyerCamden Centre
2701 1st Street East, Milan, Illinois
5:00 PM – Miguel's Street Tacos open for service
6:00 PM – Meeting begins
The supplied flyer lists Greg Marty, Fire Chief, Blackhawk Fire District; Larry Mitel, Coyne Center Fire Department; and a special medical advisor as speakers.
View Meeting FlyerThe supplied petition is titled “Petition to Deny the Tiger Storage / New Leaf BESS Facility.” It is addressed to the Rock Island County Board and Zoning Board of Appeals.
Download Petition (.DOCX) Vote Electronically at RockIslandSpeaks.comElectronic voting is also available at RockIslandSpeaks.com. This is not a replacement for signing the petition.
The petition text and arguments are provided by the petition organizers. Hosting the document here does not independently verify each factual claim contained in it.
This is a community-provided image presented as a Monterey County Sheriff's Office press release concerning a battery facility fire and shelter-in-place order.
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This flyer contains statements and concerns from project opponents regarding the proposed facility.
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