CLERK’S
OFFICE
ILLiNOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
M/~R2*5
2003
CITY OF KANKAKEE,
)
STATE OF IWNOIS
)
Pollution
Control Board
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-125
)
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD OF KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLiNOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
)
MERLIN KARLOCK,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-133
)
(Third-PartyPollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE,
COUNTY
)
BOARD OF KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
)
MICHAEL WATSON,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-134
)
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD OF KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
)
KEITH RUNYON,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-135
)
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD OF KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
70354210v1 813053
NOTICE
OF FILING
-‘\
RECEIVED
CLERK’S
OFFICE
MAR
2~52003
TO:
All Counsel ofRecord (see attached Service List)
STATE OF IWNOIS
PLEASE
TAKE
NOTICE
that
on
March
24,
2003,
the undersigne?Ui~0~0tl~Rg?~1
Pollution Control Board, 100 WestRandolph
Street,
Chicago, Illinois
60601, an original and nine copies
ofthe Appearance, copies ofwhich are attached hereto.
Dated:
March
24,
2003
Respectfully submitted,
On behalfofthe COUNTY OF KANKAKEE and
COUNTY BOARD
OF KANKAKEE
HINSHAW AND CULBERTSON
100 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 1389
Rockford, IL 61105-1389
815-490-4900
By
H1NSHAW
F.
elsten~~
One ofIts
This document utilized 100
recycled paper products
One ofl
Attorneys
70354210v1 813053
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 March
24,
2003, a copy ofthe foregoing was served upon:
Dorothy M.
Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601-3218
Attorney George Mueller
501
State Street
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 433-4705
(815)
433-4913
FAX
Donald J. Moran
Pederson & Houpt
161
N. Clark Street, Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60601-3242
(312) 261-2149
(312) 261-1149
FAX
Elizabeth Harvey, Esq.
Swanson, Martin & Bell
One IBM Plaza, Suite 2900
330 North Wabash
Chicago, IL
60611
(312) 321-9100
(312) 321-0990FAX
Kenneth A. Leshen
One Dearborn Square, Suite
550
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815)
933-3385
(815)
933-3397FAX
L. Patrick Power
956
North Fifth Avenue
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815)
937-6937
(815) 937-0056
FAX
Keith Runyon
1165 Plum Creek Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815)
937-9838
(815)
937-9164FAX
Jennifer J. Sackett Pohlenz
175
W. Jackson Boulevard
Suite 1600
Chicago,IL 60604
(312) 540-7540
(312) 540-0578
FAX
Kenneth A. Bleyer
923
W. Gordon Terrace #3
Chicago, IL
60613-2013
Patricia O’Dell
1242 ArrowheadDrive
Bourbonnais,IL 60914
Mr. Brad Halloran
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph,
11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-8917
(312) 814-3669 FAX
By depositing
a copy thereof, enclosed in
an
envelope
in the United
States Mail at Rockford,,
Illinois, proper postage prepaid, before the hour of5:00 P.M., addressed as above
Firm
No. 695
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON
100 ParkAvenue
P.O. Box
1389
Rockford, Illinois
61101
(815) 490-4900
70314951v1 815142
RECEIVED
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
CLERK’g OFFICE
CITY OF KANKAKEE,
)
)
MAR
252003
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-125
.
STATE OF LWNOIS
)
(Third-Party Pollution
~
Board
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD
OF
KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
)
MERLIN KARLOCK,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-133
)
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD
OF
KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
)
MICHAEL WATSON,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-134
)
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD
OF KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
)
KEITH RUNYON,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-135
)
(Third-PartyPollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE,
COUNTY
)
BOARD OF KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
70354210v1 813053
APPEARANCE
RECEIVED
CLERW$
OFFICE
MAR
25
2003
STATE OF ILUNQIS
NOW COMES
Hinshaw &
Culbertson, and hereby enters
its
Appe
~
~
the Respondent,
COUNTY OF
KANKAKEE and COUNTY BOARD
OF KANKAKEE,
in the
above-entitled cause ofaction.
Dated: March 24, 2003
HINSHAW AND CULBERTSON
100 Park Avenue
P.O.Box 1389
Rockford, IL 61105-1389
815-490-4900
Respectfully submitted,
On behalfofthe COUNTY OF KANKAKEE and
COUNTY BOARD
OF KANKAKEE
By: HINSHAW
CULBERTS
Charles F. Heisten
This document utilized 100
recycled paper products
Porter
Attorneys
70354210v1 813053
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 March 24, 2003, a copy ofthe foregoing was served upon:
DorothyM. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601-3218
Attorney George Mueller
501
State Street
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 433-4705
(815) 433-4913
FAX
Donald J.
Moran
Pederson & Houpt
161 N. Clark Street, Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 6060 1-3242
(312) 261-2149
(312) 261-1149
FAX
Elizabeth Harvey, Esq.
Swanson, Martin & Bell
One iBM Plaza, Suite 2900
330 NorthWabash
Chicago, IL
60611
(312) 321-9100
(312) 321-0990
FAX
Kenneth A. Leshen
One Dearborn Square, Suite 550
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 933-3385
(815) 933-3397
FAX
L. Patrick Power
956
North FifthAvenue
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 937-6937
(815) 937-0056 FAX
Keith Runyon
1165 Plum Creek Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 937-9838
(815) 937-9164FAX
Jennifer J. Sackett Pohlenz
175 W. Jackson Boulevard
Suite
1600
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 540-7540
(312) 540-0578FAX
Kenneth A. Bleyer
923
W. Gordon Terrace #3
Chicago, IL 60613-2013
PatriciaO’Dell
1242ArrowheadDrive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Mr. Brad Halloran
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph,
11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-8917
(312) 814-3669
FAX
By depositing
a copy thereof, enclosed in
an
envelope
in the United
States
Mail at Rockford,,
Illinois, proper postage prepaid, before the hour of 5:00 P.M., addressed as above
Firm No. 695
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON
100 Park Avenue
P.O. Box
1389
Rockford, Illinois 61101
(815) 490-4900
70314951v1 815142
RECEIVED
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
CLE~WS
OFI~ICE
CITY OF KANKAKEE,
)
MAR
25
2003
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-125
STATE OF ILUNOIS
)
(Third-Party Pollution P
dFG~i1oi*rpl
Board
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD OF
KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
)
MERLIN KARLOCK,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-133
)
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF
KANKAKEE,
COUNTY
)
BOARD
OF
KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
)
MICHAEL WATSON,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-134
)
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE,
COUNTY
)
BOARD OF KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
)
KEITH RUNYON,
)
)
Petitioner,
)
PCB 03-135
)
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
vs.
)
Siting Appeal)
)
COUNTY OF
KANKAKEE,
COUNTY
)
BOARD
OF
KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS,
INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
70354210v1 813053
TO:
All Counsel ofRecord (see attached Service List)
RECEIVED
CLERK’.~OFFICE
MAR
252003
STATE
OF IWNOIS
PLEASE
TAKE
NOTICE
that
on
March
24,
2003,
the undersignecP~~’fltc~W1
Pollution Control Board, 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601, an
original and nine copies
ofthe Motion to Dismiss
Petition for Review Filed by the City ofKankakee, copies of which are attached
hereto.
Dated: March 24,
2003
HINSHAW AND CULBERTSON
100 Park Avenue
P.O. Box
1389
Rockford, IL 61105-1389
815-490-4900
Respectfully submitted,
On behalfofthe COUNTY OF KANKAKEE and
COUNTY BOARD OF KANKAKEE
~
Charles F. He
ten
This document utilized 100
recycled paper products
NOTICE OF FILING
One ofIts Attorneys
70354210v1 813053
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 March 24, 2003,
a copy ofthe foregoing was served upon:
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601-3218
Attorney George Mueller
501
State Street
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 433-4705
(815) 433-4913 FAX
Donald J.
Moran
Pederson & Houpt
161
N. Clark Street, Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60601-3242
(312) 261-2149
(312) 261-1149 FAX
Elizabeth Harvey, Esq.
Swanson, Martin
& Bell
One IBM Plaza, Suite 2900
330 North Wabash
Chicago, IL
60611
(312) 321-9100
(312)
321-0990
FAX
Kenneth A. Leshen
One Dearborn Square, Suite 550
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 933-3385
(815) 933-3397
FAX
L.
Patrick Power
956
North Fifth Avenue
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 937-6937
(815) 937-0056
FAX
KeithRunyon
1165
Plum Creek Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 937-9838
(815) 937-9164
FAX
Jennifer J. Sackett Pohlenz
175
W. Jackson Boulevard
Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 540-7540
(312) 540-0578
FAX
Kenneth A. Bleyer
923 W. Gordon Terrace #3
Chicago, IL 606 13-2013
Patricia O’Dell
1242 Arrowhead Drive
Bourbonnais,
IL 60914
Mr. Brad Halloran
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph,
11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-8917
(312) 814-3669FAX
By
depositing
a
copy
thereof, enclosed
in an
envelope in
the United
States Mail
at Rockford,,
Illinois, proper postage prepaid, before the hour of5:00 P.M., addressed as above
~
Firm No.
695
HINSHAW &
CULBERTSON
100 Park Avenue
P.O. Box
1389
Rockford, Illinois 61101
(815) 490-4900
70314951v1 815142
RECEIVED
CLERf(’~OFFICE
ILLINOISPOLLUTIONCONTROLBOARD
CITYOF
KANKAKEE,
)
MAR
25
2003
PCB 03-125
STATE OF IWNOIS
Petitioner,
(Third-Party Pollution ~
Board
~‘
Siting Appeal)
vs.
)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE,
COUNTY
)
BOARD
OF
KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
MERLIN KARLOCK,
)
PCBO3-133
Petitioner,
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
Siting Appeal)
vs.
)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD
OF
KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF
ILLiNOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
MICHAEL WATSON,
)
PCBO3-134
Petitioner,
(Third-Party Pollution Control Facility
Siting Appeal)
vs.
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD
OF
KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
KEITH RUNYON,
)
PCBO3-135
Petitioner,
(Third-PartyPollution Control Facility
Siting Appeal)
vs.
)
)
COUNTY OF KANKAKEE, COUNTY
)
BOARD
OF
KANKAKEE, and WASTE
)
MANAGEMENT
OF ILLINOIS, INC.
)
)
Respondents.
)
RECEIVED
CLERR’~
OFFl(~P
MAR
252003
MOTION TO DISMISS PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED BY
THE
CITY OF
KANKAKEE
STATE OF ILUNOIS
Pollution
Control Board
NOW COMES The County ofKankakee, by
and
through
its
Attorneys,
HINSHAW
&
CULBERTSON, and files this Motion to Dismiss Petition for Review ofThe City of Kankakee,
pursuant
to
Illinois
Pollution
Control
Board
Rule
101.506,
and
in
support
thereof,
states
as
follows:
1.
On January
31,
2003,
the
Kankakee County
Board
(“County Board”) approved
the landfill siting request of Waste Management ofIllinois,
Inc.
(“WMII”), for the expansion of
the
existing
Kankakee County
Landfill in
the unincorporated
areas
of Kankakee County.
On
February
21,
2003,
the
City of Kankakee
mailed
its
Petition
for Hearing
to
contest
the
site
location approval ofthe County Board.
2.
Illinois Pollution Control Board Rule
101.506 provides that a motion attacking the
sufficiency ofa pleading may be filedwithin
30 days ofservice ofsaid pleading.
3.
In this case, the petition ofThe City of Kankakee should be dismissed because the
Illinois
Supreme
Court
has acknowledged
that
extraterritorial
challenges
by
third
party
municipalities ofthe approval of a landfill
siting requestby another local
unit of government are
incompatible with
the purposes of the
Environmental
Protection
Act
and,
therefore,
improper.
City
ofElgin v.
County of Cook, 169
Ill.2d 53,
660
N.E.2d 875,
884 (Iii. 1995).
4.
The
Illinois Supreme
Court
specifically
held,
“indeed,
if
extraterritorial
challenges by third-party municipalities
are allowed in the courts of this
State,
it
is unlikely that
any significant landfill,
regardless of how necessary and
environmentally sound, will ever again
be
developed in
Illinois.
As
evidenced in
the instant case,
no
matter where
a
landfill
is
sited,
neighboring
units
of
local
government
not
participating
in
the
landfill’s
development
will
typically employ their considerable legal
arsenals to prevent indefinitely the development of such
•
facilities.
Thus, where
the appropriate unit oflocal government approves the siting ofa pollution
2
control facility, pursuant
to
Section 39(c),
and that
facility is
contained solely within that unit’s
own geographic boundaries,we hold that the extraterritorial third-party challenges to these siting
decisions to
the courts of this State are incompatible with the purposes of the Act.”
Id.
5.
The
City
of Elgin
case
admittedly
involved
Cook
County,
which
the
Illinois
Supreme Court specifically acknowledged was
exempted from the siting criteria of Section 39.2
pursuant to
Section
3 9.2(h) of the Act.
Nonetheless, the rationale of the Illinois
Supreme Court
is
dispositive
of the
issue
in
this
case
because
the
City of
Kankakee
is
an
extraterritorial
neighboring unit of government
and,
therefore,
should not be
allowed to
appeal
the decision of
the County.
6.
Section
40.1(b) of the
Act
provides
that
if the County
Board
grants
approval
under
Section
39.2
of the
Act
“a third
party other than the
applicant
who participated
in
the
public hearing conducted by the County Board or governing body ofa municipality may petition
the Board within 35 days for
hearing to
contest the approval of the County Board or governing
body ofthe municipality.”
415
ILCS 5/40.1(b); see also IPCB Rule 107.200(b).
7.
Nonetheless,
that same statute provides that
if the Illinois PollutionControl Board
“determines that such petition is
duplicitous or frivolous, or that the petitioner is
so located as to
not be
affected by the proposed facility,” then it is
appropriate for the petition to be
dismissed.
Id.
8.
Ifa Petitioner is not “affected by” a proposed facility, that party has no standing to
bring
a
Petition
for Review
before
the
Pollution
Control Board.
See
Ogle
County
Board
v.
Pollution
Control
Board,
272
Ill.App.3d
184,
189-90,
649
N.E.2d
545,
550
(2d
Dist.
1995)
(explaining that the “affected by”
inquiry ofsection 40.1(b) controls whether or not the petitioner
has
standing before the Pollution Control Board).
3
9.
The
City of Elgin
case
makes clear
that the Supreme Court is
of the opinion that
neighboring third party municipalities
are
not adequately “affected by” a proposed facility and
should not
be
allowed to
challenge another unit of local
government’s siting decisions because
such challenges would
create an onerous burden upon the system.
10.
The City
of Kankakee
is
a third party municipality and,
accordingly, this
Court
should determine that the
Petitioner
is
not
located
so
as
to
be
sufficiently
affected
by
the
proposed facility in light ofthe
City ofElgin
case.
Consequently, the
Court should find that The
City of Kankakee has no
standing to
bring its
Petition for Review before the Pollution Control
Board.
WHEREFORE,
The
County of Kankakee
prays
that
this
Court
strike
the
Petition
for
Review of The City ofKankakee.
Respectfully Submitted,
On behalfofthe COUNTY OF KANKAKEE
and COUNTY BOARD OF KANKAKEE
By: Hinshaw & Culbertson
Charles F. Helsten
One of Its Attorneys
Richar4~.Porter
One ofIts Attorneys
HINSHAW AND CULBERTSON
100 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 1389
Rockford,IL611O5-l389
-
815-490-4900
This document utilized 100
recycled paper products
70354216v1
813053
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions of Section
1-109 ofthe Illinois Code of Civil
Procedure, hereby
under
penalty of perjury under
the laws of the
United
States
of America,
certifies that on March 24, 2003, acopy
ofthe foregoing was served upon:
DorothyM. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
James R.
Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601-3218
AttorneyGeorge Mueller
501 State Street
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 433-4705
(815) 433-4913 FAX
Donald J. Moran
Pederson & Houpt
161
N. Clark Street, Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 6060 1-3242
(312) 261-2149
(312) 261-1149FAX
Elizabeth Harvey, Esq.
Swanson, Martin & Bell
One IBM Plaza, Suite 2900
330 North Wabash
Chicago, IL
60611
(312) 321-9100
(312) 321-0990 FAX
Kenneth A. Leshen
One Dearborn Square,
Suite
550
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 933-3385
(815) 933-3397
FAX
L.
Patrick Power
956
North Fifth Avenue
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 937-6937
(815) 937-0056 FAX
Keith Runyon
1165 Plum Creek Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 937-9838
(815) 937-9164 FAX
Jennifer J. Sackett Pohlenz
175 W.
Jackson Boulevard
Suite
1600
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 540-7540
(312) 540-0578
FAX
Kenneth A.
Bleyer
923 W. Gordon Terrace #3
Chicago,IL 60613-2013
Patricia O’Dell
1242 Arrowhead Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Mr. Brad Halloran
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100
West Randolph,
11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-8917
(312) 814-3669 FAX
By depositing
a copy
thereof, enclosed in
an
envelope in
the United
States Mail at
Rockford,,
Illinois, proper postageprepaid,
before the hourof5:00
P.M.,
addressed as above
Firm
No. 695
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON
100 ParkAvenue
P.O. Box
1389
Rockford, Illinois 61101
(815) 490-4900
70314951v1 815142
