Politics & Government
Council Notes: Darien to Begin Consulting with NIMEC, Well Ordinance Passes
Updates on issues Patch has been following.
- City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a partnership with Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative (NIMEC) to negotiate electric rates. Darien residents will vote March 20 on whether to allow the city to secure power rates on behalf of its citizens. The resolution gives the city permission to begin consulting with NIMEC prior to the election.
For more on this resolution, read Council to Vote on Securing NIMEC to Negotiate Electric Rates.
- The council also unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting the construction of wells used for drinking water within a 530-foot radius of the former BP gas station property at Plainfield and Cass.
For more on the well ordinance, read City Scales Back Proposed Well Ordinance.
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