No decision has been made yet on the proposed Fredonia Solar Farm project.  The Fredonia City Commission voted to table their decision on the project until their next scheduled meeting on December 21st.  A special meeting will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. in city hall to discuss the project further.  Mayor Bob McKenney says he feels like the city is being rushed to make a decision.

McKenney and the commissioners wrestled with the decision for nearly an hour before making the motion to table the discussion. Commissioner Bill Jones says it's a difficult decision not being able to predict the future.

According to City Administrator Wesley Young, the proposed 2-megawatt solar farm would handle some of the peak energy needs of the city and reduce the amount of more expensive peak power the city has to buy, thus saving money in the long term. Some of the pressure to make a decision on the project comes as the city is hoping to take advantage of a federal program which may pay 50 to 60 percent of the project cost, which is currently estimated between $4.2 and 4.4 million which does not include increased costs associated with a lease purchase agreement, which would make the total cost around $5.2 million.