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125 Carlisle Ct

Cary, IL 600 13-1908

August 13, 2003

Hearing Officer IPCB

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James Thompson Center

100 W. Randolph Street

AUG 2 02003

Chicago, IL 60601

STATE OF ILLINOIS

RE: Reference Case Number PCB 03-221

PollutIon Control

Board

Dear Hearing Officer:

The proposed waste transfer facility at 3412 NorthwestHighway owned by Mr. Marshall

Lowe is incompatible with this site.

Criteria #2: This site fails to meet the public health, safety and welfare ofthe area for

the following reasons:

Ingress and

egress to the site of60 garbagetrucks per day would require both left

and right turns within a short distance of a currently congested fourway

intersection the includes a METRA railway crossing. A hazardous situation would

be created increasing traffic accidents in the area for all

drivers

and adversely

effecting our community’s safety.

The garbage trucks would drop litter on our roads. T~ierewould be litter blowing

from the

site to the adjoining properties.

The

particulate matter would cause

asthmatics to have more attacks. Any and all ofthis will adversely affect the

health and welfare ofour community.

Areas adjacent to this site include a conservation area that allows only non-motorized

boats to keep pollution away from the lake; a planned unit development containing

many seniors living in what they consider their final home; and another spring fed

lake in the proposed residential development on the third side ofMr. Lowe’s site. The

welfare

ofthese established sites should have priority over this proposed waste

transfer site.

Criteria

#3:

Incompatibility with the character of the surrounding area and effect of

value on the surrounding area:

A waste transfer facility at this site would have a devastating effect on land

values within Algonquin Township, our Cary community, and also the

treasury of the State of

Illinois.

According to your criteria guidelines this type of

facility should be located so as to minimize the effect on the value of the

surrounding area. Most people do not wish to live or own residential property

next to a garbage transfer station.

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Mr. Lowe, his family, and his experts, will not be living next to this site.

However, they think it is all right for other people to put up with the daily stench

ofthis operation permeating the adjacent residential and commercial properties.

Criteria

#5:

Plan of

operation

is designed to minimize

the danger to the surrounding

area from fire, spills

and other operational accidents.

This site’s ingress road is immediately along the boundary line bordering the Hollows

Conservation district land. The minimal acreage ofthis site does not provide a fire

safety lane adjacent to this ingress road that would protect this conservation land

from the frequent fires that occur in the garbage trucks

as they

wait to

dump their

loads.

The dry well drainage ofthis operation

will pollute the water tables of our area.

This is not a case of “Not in My Backyard”. This proposed site is too close to

residential developments. It has an unsafe ingress and egress. It

is a potential

polluter of the air we breathe, our water wells, and as a polluter ofthe aesthetics of

our surroundings.

This site will be a

pollution problem. Truck

traffic, truck noise, truck exhaust as trucks

go forward and backward, dumping their loads will be the new sounds ofour

environment. Garbage odors, garbage litter, garbage loving rodents will be added to our

residential neighborhoods. Peace and quiet, the sounds offrogs, ducks, geese, and song

birds will be a thing ofthe past.

Please deny this application for a waste transfer site at this location now and

forever.

Sincerely,

Kathleen A Park, former Mayor ofCary IL

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Village of Cary

VILLAGE BOARD

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c~’RESIDENT

F~ATHLEENA. PARK

TELEPHONE (312) 639-0003

TRUSTEES

VILLAGE CLERK

DENNIS CIESIL

JACLYN H. COFFIN

GEORGE E. KRAUS

MARSHALL E. LOWE, JR.

VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR

MARY LUNDVICK

GENE F. WESTERGREN

DONNA A. TUKE

THOMAS 0. VIEWEG

MINUTES

PLAN COMMISSION MEETING

Monday, October 20, 1986

Delmer H. Powell, Jr., Chairman

In attendance were Chairman Powell and Commissioners Nelson, Coffin,

Wallis and Beverly. Commissioner Scherschel was absent for roll call,

but entered the meeting at 8:18 p.m. Commission Reidel was absent. Also

present were: Village Clerk/Secretary Coffin, Building Inspector Prim,

Assistant Building Inspector Nowak, Mayor Park, and representatives of

Glenbriar Development Corporation and the proposed Cary Lakes

Development A quorum was present and the meeting convened at 8 13 p m

The following items were discussed and/or acted upon

1. MINUTES of the 10/6/86 SPECIAL MEETING

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Motion by Nelson, second by

Beverly, and unanimously approved

2. REVISED CONCEPT PLAN

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PULTE HOMES (KAPER 250)

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Powell discussed the

changes in the revised concept plan submitted by Pulte for development of

the Kaper 250 and encouraged Commission members to review the plan before

the November meeting.

Frank Kern, Federal Express, stated the concerns of his company regarding

the safety of Industrial Drive, and questioned what could be done to

expedite the extension of Industrial Drive to connect to Three Oaks Road.

Dick DuPlain of Sage Products was referred to the Water and Sanitation

Committee regarding his concerns about looping of water mains and

easements for water on 4 lots they have recently purchased across the

street from their building in Decker’s Industrial Park.

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3. PROPOSED CARY LAKES DEVELOPMENT

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Mark Johnson and Russ Taylor of

-‘Y\ onohue & Associates provided the Commission with a brief overview of the

proposed Cary Lakes Development. The developers propose annexing this

58.5 acre parcel with 7.1 acres to be zoned B-2 for commercial use, and

the remaining 51.7 acres, including a lar e lake as R-3. Twenty acres

of the R-3 property will be deve ope for 246 apartment units in 6-unit

modules with maximum views of the lake. Units will begin as rentals with

probable conversion to a condominium association. Construction of the

apartment development will begin when the lake is created from an

existing minin.g~gj~e~~ation.~

F~T~i~e,with development of the commercial property sooner.

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MINUTES of the PLAN COMMISSION

Monday, October 20, 1986

I~age Three

During review of the proposed improvements, Wallis questioned

efficiency of the dry wells, Scherschel expressed concern about the

surface condition and the impact of construction traffic, and

advised the Commission that the bituminous sidewalk proposed

prohibited by ordinance. Pate stated the developer would have

problem with concrete” sidewalks.

Beverly suggested combining driveways to reduce access to Briargate Road.

The road must be considered as a direct access to the municipal center

and its character maintained

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it must be improved, but not changed.

While liking the idea of coach lights, the Commission expressed concern

that homeowners may not be willing to replace burned out light bulbs in a

timely and, thus unsafe, manner. Park suggested a clause be inserted in

purchase contracts for the homes, requiring maintenance of the lights,

with the Village Board taking action to pass an ordinance requiring

homeowners to maintain electric coach lights.

Park stated that the intersection of Main and Briargate should be widened

for a right-turn lane. Eaton will try to provide the Commission with a

copy of the traffic study done for the development of the municipal

center.

Park also suggested an escrow be set up so that as trees die off they

will be replaced along with widening the road. When 80 of the trees on

a section of street are gone, the remaining 20 will be removed and the

street widened. Nelson stated he has difficulties with the Village

replacing the road at a later date, as it is inadequate for traffic now.

Coffin stated he would like to see written recommendations from Baxter &

Woodman regarding acceptance of the dry well system. “Aesthetic

considerations will have to come later” as the trees must come down with

a 30’ road with curb, gutter and storm sewer installed. The developer

must also be required to pay developer contributions.

Scherschel disagreed, stating we have a “unique” situation with the

road’s “charm” (fence, trees, size, etc.) and these architectural

features must be preserved. This country road is “worth keeping” and

engineering can be done to protect the long term of the road.

Park stated that the trees are a liability to the Village and the Village

would be negligent if, with the increase in traffic, the trees are not

addressed.

Park also suggested the developer consider

“Briargate Boulevard”, by widening the road and

remain in an island down the center.

the

road

Prim

was

“no

making

allowing

Briargate Road

the trees to

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MINUTES of the PLAN COMMISSION

Monday, October 20, 1986

P~ageFive

Due to the diversity of opinions and the need for additional information,

Beverly moved, seconded by Coffin, that the Plan Commission recommends to

the Village Board that Preliminary and Finaj~

euired_as per the

Subdivision Control Or inance and t at~h~oardnot~ç~~poje~.

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abstain, Nelson aye, Coffin

aye, Wallis aye, Beverly aye. Motion carried.

There being no further business before the Commission, Chairman Powell

adjourned the meeting at 11:58 p.m.