County, school district impacted by closing power plant
Joppa power plant to close sooner than expected
By Colin Baillie | April 7, 2021 at 5:24 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 5:26 PM
JOPPA, Ill. (KFVS) - The timeline to shut down the Joppa Power Plant sped up.
The Joppa plant first opened in 1952 and currently employs more than a hundred people.
Now, county and school leaders brace for the economic impact the shutdown will have on Massac County.
“This is not good for this area, said Gary Hamm, the Massac County supervisor of assessments. “It’s going to have a devastating impact.”
He said Vistra property assessment dropped in the last year.