Coatesville City Council met on Oct. 25 to discuss its upcoming budgeting process, share the progress that has been made on stormwater mitigation efforts and celebrate breaking ground on construction
A portion of an 80-acre former landfill site owned by Coatesville city will be used for a solar power generation facility.
City Council approved the first reading of an advertisement to lease the cityâs property at 201 S. Mt. Airy Road in Valley Township to Trina Solar during the Feb. 22 public meeting.
Trina Solar board member Bryan Ritti and project development director Bradd Forstein participated in the Zoom meeting to provide an overview of the project and answer any questions council members might have. They described Trina Solar as the third-largest manufacturer in the solar business worldwide. The company has a number of other projects that are constructed on closed landfills.