ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

February 21,

1974

THE NEAR ONES,

RICHARD W.

THOMAS,

and COTE.,

et al.,

Complainants,

v.

)

PCB 73—447

HARRY A. CARLSON, and THE FOREST

PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY,

et

al..,

Respondents.

ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Mr. Henss)

Complainants have filed Motion requesting that this matter

be reassigned

a different hearing officer and that it be

scheduled for hearing on the merits.

The Hearing Officer

Allan

S.

Feingold is capable and states that he is ready and

willing to proceed with the case.

There is no valid reason

for reassignment to a different hearing officer and that

part of the Motion will be denied.

We shall order that the case be scheduled for hearing on

the merits not sooner than 60 days from the date of this

Order.

This should give sufficient time for the Eoard to consider motions

which Respondents wish to file.

It is ordered that the Hearing Officer Allan

S.

Feingold

schedule this matter for hearing not sooner than 60 days

from

the date of this Order.

I, Christan L.

Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, her by certify the above Order was adopted this

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