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Wood pellet mill garners support The Clarke County Commission voted Tuesday to contribute approximately $250,000 to bring a wood pellet mill to the City of Jackson. The county money was contingent on an agreement between the City of Jackson and DG Pellets I, LLC, to bring the mill to the city's industrial park. That agreement was approved Tuesday night by the Jackson City Council. Jackson Mayor Richard Long asked the commission Dec. 10 to contribute the funds. The proposed plant will make wood pellets, which would be shipped overseas for fuel use. The commission will not have to contribute the funding until the beginning of fiscal year 2009 (October 2008) and can pay the contribution in installments. The City of Jackson has committed to lease DG 57 acres in the Industrial Park and four acres at the Jackson port, provide water, fire protection specifications and sewer to the property line at a value of $400,000, fund site prep up to $1 million, and fund the cost of site prep engineering and grant administration at a value of $200,000. Ad valorem taxes will be abated with the exception of educational taxes. DG will invest $118 million, providing 113 jobs with an average salary of $42,000. They will purchase wood products from area landowners and by-products from paper mills, sawmills and other manufacturing plants. DG is expected to buy 600,000 tons of chips-a-year at an estimated cost of $18 million benefiting county landowners. The corporation will also build an access road off Highway 177.
The County Commission had tabled the decision on the contribution until Monday's meeting.
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