HINSHAW
&
CULBERTSONRECE~VED
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CLERF~SOFFICE
ATTORNEYS
AT
LAW
JUN
192003
BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
CHAMPAIGN,
ILLINOIS
CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS
CRYSTAL LAKE,
ILLINOIS
JOLIET, ILLINOIS
LISLE,
ILLINOIS
PEORIA, ILLINOIS
ROCKFORD,
ILLINOIS
SPRINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS
WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
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61105-1389
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MIAMI,
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TAMPA,
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SCHERERVILLE,
INDIANA
MINNEAPOLIS,
MINNESOTA
ST.
LOUIS, MISSOURI
NEW
YORK,
NEW
YORK
APPLETON,
WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE,
WISCONSIN
FILE NO.
806289
June 12, 2003
Ms. Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Pollution Control Board
100
W.
Randolph, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL60601
Re:
RE:
Rochelle L.L.C. v. City Council The City of Rochelle, Illinois
Dear Ms. Gunn:
PCB No. 03-218
Please find
enclosed herewith an
original and
ten copies of the following documents to
be
filed
in this
matter:
1.
Appearance of Charles
F.
Helsten and
Richard
S. Porter of the law
firm of Hinshaw
&
Culbertson on behalfofthe Rochelle City Council;
Answer by the
Rochelle City Council
to
the Petition filed by Rochelle Waste Disposal,
Would you be so kind
as to return a file stamped copy of the Appearance and
Answer to me in
the enclosed, self-addressed return envelope?
Sincerely,
George
Mueller
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2.
L.L.C. in this matter.
HTNSHAW &
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cc:
Mike O’Brien
A PARTNI~RSHIP
INCI
1 JOING PROPFSSJONAI. CORPORATIONS
RECEKVED
CLERK’S OFFICE
BEFORE THE ILLiNOIS POLLUTION CONTROLBOARD
ROCHBLLE WASTE DISPOSAL, L.L.C.
Petitioner,
vs.
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS
)
)
)
)
Case No.
PCB 03-218
)
)
)
JUN
:1.
92003
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Poll~tj~~
Control Board
Respondent.
)
APPEARANCE
NOW
COMB, CHARLES F.
HELSTEN and RICHARD
S. PORTER of the
law
finn of
HINSHAW
&
CULBERTSON do hereby enter their Appearance in the above-captioned matter
on behalfofthe CITY COUNCIL OF
THE
Dated:
~
/ó3
CITY OF ROCHELLE, ILLiNOIS.
Respectfully Submitted,
On behalfofthe CityCouncilofthe Cityof
Rochelle, Illinois, Respondent
Richard
.
Porter
One ofIts
Attorneys
HINSHAWAND CULBBRTSON
100 Park Avenue
P.O. Box
1389
Rockford,
IL 61105-1389
815-490-4900
F. Helsten
One of Its Attorneys
This
document utilized 100
recycled paper products
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions of Section
1-109
of the Illinois Code of
Civil
Procedure,
hereby
under penalty of perjury under
the
laws
of the
United
States of America,
certifies that on
~
Ii
,
a copy ofthe foregoing was served upon:
Michael F. O’Brien
McGreevy, Johnson& Williams, P.C.
6735 Vistagreen Way
P.O.
Box 2903
Rockford, IL
61132-2903
George Mueller, P.C.
Attorney at Law
501
State Street
Ottawa,
IL
61350-3578
Mr. Alan Cooper
Attorney at Law
400 MayMart Drive
P.O. Box
194
Rochelle, IL
61068
Ms. Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Pollution Control Board
100 W. Randolph,
Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601
By
depositing
a
copy
thereof,
enclosed in
an
envelope
in
the United
States
Mail at Chicago,
Illinois, proper postage prepaid, before the hour of5:00 P.M., addressed
as above.
HINSHAW & CULBBRTSON
100
ParkAvenue
P.O. Box
1369
Rockford, IL
61101
(815)
963-8488
70365709v1
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BEFORE THE ILLiNOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
I)
ROCHELLE WASTE DISPOSAL, L.L.C.
)
CL~.R~
S
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JU~192OO3
Petitioner,
)
ST~TEoF
ILL1NOISd
vs.
Case No.
PCB
03-218
poIIut10’~
Contro’
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
)
ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS
)
)
Respondent.
)
ANSWER
TO PETITION FOR REVIEW
NOW
COME
the
Respondent,
City
Council of the City of Rochelle,
Illinois
in
the
above
matter,
and
for
Answer
to
the
Petition
of Rochelle
Waste
Disposal,
L.L.C.
(“RWD”),
states
as
follows:
1.
The Respondent City Council admits the allegations set forth in
¶
1 of the Petition.
2.
The Respondent City Council admits the
allegations set forth in
¶
2 of the Petition.
3.
The
Respondent City Council admits so much, of
¶
3
of RWD’s Petition as sets forth
the date
of the
underlying
hearing
on
the
application,
sets
forth
the
date of the
Council’s
initial consideration of the application, and sets forth true and accurate copies ofboth the City
Council’s
resolution
denying the
application
and minutes
of the
City
Council’s
meeting
on
April 24 and April
28, 2003,
respectively.
However, the Respondent City Council denies so
much of
¶
3
as alleges
that the
reconsideration and modification by
the City Council
of its
denial
of the
Application
on
April
28,
2003
was
conducted
without notice
to
RWD.
The
Respondent
further
affirmatively states
that
notice
was
given
to
both
RWD and
the
other
primary participant
in this matter (the
Concerned Citizens of Ogle County) of the
April 28,
2003
meeting,
and
that
officials
from both
primary
participants were
in
attendance
at
the
April 28, 2003 meeting.
4.
The Respondent City Council admits so much of~
4 ofthe Petition which alleges that
RWD contests and objects
to the
City Council’s
decision to
deny the application, but
denies
that the
siting process and procedures employed by the City Council
in reaching that decision
were fundamentally unfair.
5.
The Respondent City Council denies the
allegations set forth in
¶
5
ofthe Petition..
6.
The Respondent City Council denies the allegations set forth in
¶
6 of the Petition
WHEREFORE, the Rochelle City Council respectfully requests that the Board enter a Order:
(1) denying the Petition of RWD, and (2) providing such other and further relief as the Board deems
appropriate.
Dated:
~
17
Respectfully
Submitted,
On behalf ofthe City Council of the City of
Rochelle, Illinois,
Respondent
HINSHAW AND CULBERTSON
100 Park Avenue
P.O. Box
1389
Rockford, IL 61105-1389
815-490-4900
By:
Attorneys
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This document utilized 100
recycled paper products
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-109 ofthe Illinois Code ofCivil
Procedure,
hereby .under
penalty
of perjury under
the laws of the United
States
of America,
certifies that on
fl~
,
a copy ofthe foregoing was served upon:
Michael F. OBrien
McGreevy, Johnson & Williams, P.C.
6735 Vistagreen Way
P.O. Box 2903
Rockford, IL
61132-2903
George Mueller, P.C.
Attorney at Law
501
State Street
Ottawa, IL
61350-3578
Mr. Alan Cooper
Attorney at Law
400 May Mart Drive
P.O. Box
194
Rochelle, IL
61068
Ms.
DorothyGunn,
Clerk
Pollution Control Board
100W. Randolph, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601
By
depositing
a
copy
thereof,
enclosed
in
an
envelope
in
the United
States Mail
at
Chicago,
Illinois, proper postage prepaid, before the hour of5:00 P.M., addressed as above.
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON
100 ParkAvenue
P.O. Box
1369
Rockford, IL
61101
(815)
963-8488
70365709v1
786489