Laura Hein~e

RECEIVED

56 Hickory

Lane

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Ca~y,IL 60013

CLERK’S

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August

13, 2003

STATE OF ILLINOiS

Pollution Control Board

Dorothy Gunn, Clerk

Illinois PoHutton Control Board

James Thompson Center

100

W. Randolph Street

Chicago, II 60601

Dear Ms. Gunn,

I am writing to you to

express my

extreme opposition

to the Lowe

Waste

Transfer Station, case number

PCBO3-221. I

am

asking that the IPCB

uphold

McHenry

County’sdecision

to

deny Mr. Lowe’s

application

and let me tell you my reasons. I am a first time home buyer that recently moved into Cary. It was a

wonderful accomplishment for me to purchase this home and I will try to expressto you in words the

extreme satisfaction aswell as accomplishment and pride I fee! ~itmy’newpurchase. I choose to live in

Cary, and specifically, the Bright Oaks subdivision, because it is an established family community. The

people there and hard working, of all age groups and take wonderful care oftheir properties. I watch my

neighbors who have lived here for many years work outside every weekend landscaping, decorating and

repairing theiryards. These yards are common areas and the residents are not required to make any

improvements. They do it because they want to live in a well kept and beautiful neighborhood. I also

choose to live in Cary because it is ‘a location away from the high traffic congestion in other towns like

Schaumburg,Palatine and Arlington Heights. It is like going home to a place in the country every night,

rather than living in a “hotel room” condominium in another town. I made the decision to drive an extra

half hourin each direction to work every day, so I could live in a quiet community like Cary.

When I began hearing about the proposed waste station thatwauldbe located approximately 2000 feet

from my front door, it put a pit in my stomach. Not only is it a huge let down for me, but it I am fearful of

the effects it will have on my everyday life. Increased traffic, the constant smell of garbage that will be

worse in the summer months,. waste blowing, intomy subdivision and noise poliutionareafew.~comm.on

traits ofthese types ofstations. After all my hard work to become a homeowner and accomplishing my

dream, Mr~Lowe wantsto put a garbage dump in my front yard. I was counting’ on my property

appreciating in value over the next few years. If this waste transfer station is built on Mr. Lowe’s property,

it may not appreciate at all.

The residents of Cary have to pay forgarbage pick up under the Blue Bag Program; I would gladly see an

increase in the cost of blue bags over the building ofthe transfer station. The Blue Bag Program forces

me to make conscience decisions about the products I buy and the waste I generate. Cary has a

wonderful recycling program as well. I am so proud of it. I give them 70 of my garbage every week. In

another town, that material would go into a waste transfer station, then into a land fill. The village does

every thing possible to control waste production. It is so ironic and unfair that this proposed project would

be built on Cary’s border. The negative stigma on the village and my subdivision would be irreversible.

I am asking you to please uphold the McHenry County’s decision to deny the application forthe Lowe

Waste Transfer Station. There are other locations that are less populated in McHenry County that could

tolerate astation like theone proposed.. P!ease;considerthe negativeefacts itwouIdhaveontbe~arth,

air quality and water supply forthe adjacent McHenry Conservation Area, recreational parks, schools and

~iornesin, the surrounding proposed site area.,’”:

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and consideration,