ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

April 18, 1974

CITY OF CASEY,

)

Petitioner,

V.

)

PCB 74-25

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Mr. Henss)

On January 18, 1974 the Mayor of the City of Casey wrote

a letter to the Illinois Pollution Control Board requesting

variance from the “leaf burning law” for the purpose of

burning tree limbs on City property. On January 24, 1974 the

Board found that the variance petition was inadequate

in

that

it failed to specify any financial hardship which might be

incurred by the City through compliance with Open Burning

Regulations. Petitioner was ordered to provide the additional

information within 35 days. The Board Order stated that failure

to file this information would make the petition subject to

dismissal.

Petitioner has failed to file the additional information

and the petition is still inadequate. The Agency recommends

that the variance be denied because Petitioner has not sub-

stantiated the claimed hardship; no real compliance planning

appears in the petitions; and viable alternatives to open

burning do exist.

Under the circumstances we have no alternative but to

dismiss the variance petition.

It

is ordered that the variance petition be and it is

hereby dismissed without prejudice.

I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereb certify the above Order was adopted this

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day of

1974 by a vote of

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