Project Ballast
This project is a natural gas power plant near Bethune representing an anticipated investment of approximately 900 million dollars. The project is expected to generate 15 full time jobs and operate with a 4 percent assessment ratio.
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Second reading of the tax incentive package passed 4-3 on June 23, 2026; third and final reading is pending. Watch the next recap.
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June 23, 2026
Over the objections of a packed room of Bethune-area residents, Council passed second reading of the tax-incentive package for "Project Ballast" - a roughly $900 million, ~500-megawatt natural gas power plant near Bethune - by a 4-3 vote. Catoe, who represents the area, said he "cannot turn my back on the people I was …
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