The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission announced more than $575,000 in energy efficiency
grants this afternoon.
Metamora Township High School is in line for $86,295.38 of that money for a solar energy project.
"It's not as much as we asked for, but it is better than zero," superintendent Ken Maurer said.
"We'll take it."
Other Woodford County entities also received grant money:
•Woodford County: Interface the heat pumps at the Courthouse with a system to enable
individual scheduling of the units
Amount Awarded: $18,000.00
• Woodford County: Lighting, HVAC, door and window upgrades at the County Highway
Department
Amount Awarded: $36,900.00
• Village of Germantown Hills: Door and window replacements and a new HVAC system at the
Village Hall
Amount Awarded: $19,315.00
•City of Minonk: Lighting, HVAC, insulation, door and window upgrades to the City Public works
facility
Amount Awarded: $57,512.00
Look for more on this story in next weeks' Woodford Times.
