ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

August

5,

1971

ILLINOIS STATE FAIR AGENCY

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ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

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OPINION

AND

ORDER OF

THE

BOARD (BY MR~ CURRIE):

The State Fair Agency seeks a variance to burn the interior

of a dilapidated building on the fair grounds~ The burning build~

ing is ostensibly to be used for fire fighting training, but the

petition strongly implies that the primary purpose of the fire is

to “remove an eyesore from the fairgrounds”~

Although the variance petition discusses neither the hard~

ship which might be imposed in seeking an alternative training

facility nor the impact of the possible pollution on the public

as required by Board Rules, the recommendation by the Environmental

Protection Agency touches on both matters.

Th~ investigation by the Agency disclosed that three residences

are located within 250 yards of the site and one resident objected

to the variances Further, there is no indication that any attempt

was made to consolidate training with other area fire departments

or to use alternate nearby training facilities which are used by

the City of Springfield.

The building can be removed by non~pollutingmeans and the

firemen can be trained at an alternate site

The petition is denied~

I, Regina E. Ryan, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board,

certify that the above Opinion and Order was adopted on the

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day of August, 1971,

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