ugust 12 2003

RECEIVED

CLERK’S OFFICE

Suzanne E. Johnson

AUG 182003

Little Cahill Rd.

Trout Valley, IL 60013

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STATE OF ILUNOIS

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Pollution Control Board

Dorothy Gunn, Clerk

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Illinois Pollution ControlBoard

James Thompson Center

100 W. Randolph Street

Chicago, IL 60601

Re: PCB 03-221

Dear Members ofthe Illinois Pollution Control Board:

I would like to urge you to uphold the McHenry County Board’s denial ofthe Lowe

Waste Transfer Station. I attended nearly all ofthe Board’s hearings and the evidence

strongly supported the denial.

Criterion #2: The proposed facility is next to the Hollows, barely outside ofthe required

distance from a dense town home subdivision~,closer than required to a proposed

commercial and residential development (thathad been planned for many years), and

upstream from the water source for many other communities. Mr. Lowe has no prior

experience and therefore is personally unable to give assurances based on a proven

record.

Criterion #3: Mr. Lowe and his team gave testimony that actually showed the harm such

a facility does to the neighboring community but claimed that it did not. The team was

using false assumptions and molded the results to support their position. The McHenry

County Board saw the fallacy and voted a resounding “No.”

Criterion

#5:

Mr. Lowe’s expert used the Auto Turn program only for the smaller trucks.

Again the McHenry County Board voted against this criterion due to the design ofthe

facility. The acreage is too small forthis type ofoperation.

I am confident that you will support the McHenry County Board in their decision to

reject the Lowe Waste Transfer Station.

Sincerely,