NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CLAIR COUNTY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RE: 2026-02-SP Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Zoning Board of Appeals of St. Clair County, Illinois, on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. in the County Board Room, 5th Floor, St. Clair County Building, #10 Public Square, Belleville, Illinois, at which time and place the Board will consider the proposed variation to the County Zoning Ordinance as follows: To consider a request for a Special Use Permit to allow a 200 MW Energy Storage System on 19.96 +/- acres in an "A" Agricultural Industry Zone District, on the following described property: Pt of the S 1/2 of the S 1/2 of Section 9, T 2 S., R. 7 W., of the 3rd P.M., St. Clair County, Illinois containing 19.96-acres more or less. (PIN #19-09.0-300-036) Which is known as XXXX Bee Hollow Road, Mascoutah, Illinois, in Fayetteville Township. Said request was made by Eugene & Nancy Stein, 10517 Bee Hollow Road, Mascoutah, Illinois, Owners and White Clover BESS, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of RWE Clean Energy, LLC, 353 N Clark Street, #3000, Chicago, Illinois, Applicants. All persons desiring to appear for or against said petition may appear at said hearing and be heard thereon. Dated this 19th day of July, 2026. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS BY: Karrey C. Crowe, Secretary IPL0358705 Jul 19 2026