Mary

Cote

962 West

Main

St.

Cary, IL 60013

847-516-2663

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Illinois Pollution Control Board

James Thompson Center

100 W. Randolph Street

Chicago, IL 60601

August 13, 2003

AUG 1 4 2003

STATE OF ILU~O1S

Pollution Control Board

Dear Illinois Pollution Control Board:

This letter is in regards to case number PCB 03-221, concerning the proposed waste transferfacility in

Cary, IL My family and I have lived in Cary for the past twalve years. We moved here from a

Massachusetts suburb, and chose Cary from the many possible towns near my husband’s new job.

There were many reasons for our decision, including the excellent school system and the overall

character of the town. It is this character that I feel v~uldbe in grave danger if the proposed waste

facility were to be allowad. In 1994 ourfamily and many others ~rked together to build the Timbertown

playground on Georgetown Drive. This property is just across route

and around the corner from the

proposed facility. On any given day that the waather is even remotely nice one can pass this

playground and see many families enjoying the park and surrounding fields. Families walk, bike, and

drive to the park, not only for the playground equipment but also to play soccer, practice baseball, fly

kites or run around the fields ~nththeir dogs. Imagine on the warmer days the breeze carrying the

odors and noise of a waste transferfacility to this family play area. One that was designed, paid for, and

built by the families that use it. Our family is also one of countless numbers that enjoy the Hollows

conservation property which is located directly next to the proposed facility property. In a time when

open space and natural settings are disappearing at a rapid rate one can hike into the Hollows and be

surrounded by nature. Large trees, lakes, deer, and hawks are just some of nature’s gifts that my

children enjoy being part of at this site. To put a waste transfer facility adjacent to this beautiful area is

hardly “minimizing incompatibility with the character of the surrounding area.” I’m not sure why

someone v~uIdwant to build a facility where it is so unv~’anted,except for the benefit of their financial

bottom line. Of course, this is at the expense of the homeowners’ finances, when their property values

are impacted. Please listen to the residents of this town when we ask you not to allow this facility to be

built After all, we are the ones who will have to live next to your decision.

Sincerely,

Mary Cote