BELLEVILLE, Ill. - A 25-acre solar farm is set to be installed at Mount Hope Cemetery in Belleville, Illinois, with the final informational meeting scheduled for this Thursday.

The solar farm, which will be located at 9401 West Main Street, Belleville, will occupy the rear of Mount Hope Cemetery, a historic site dating back to the late 1800s with over 27,000 burials.

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The project is being developed by Belleville Solar, LLC, owned by Shine Development from Texas, which will lease the property from the city. This initiative aims to help offset the maintenance costs of the 132-acre cemetery.

The city of Belleville has been maintaining Mount Hope Cemetery after it went into receivership with the state of Illinois. The instal

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