Solar farm project advances at Belleville's Mount Hope Cemetery

Solar farm project advances at Belleville's Mount Hope Cemetery

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Belleville, Illinois, is set to develop a solar farm at Mount Hope Cemetery, a historic site dating back to the 1800s, to help offset maintenance costs. The city of Belleville, which currently owns the cemetery grounds, is collaborating with Shine Development Partners, a Texas-based company, to lease land at the western end of the property for the solar farm project. Belleville Mayor Jennifer Gain Meyer supports the initiative…