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CLERK’S OFP~F

AUG 212003

August 19, 2003                     

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

Brad Halloran, Hearing Officer               

Illinois Pollution Control Board         

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Kames Thompson Center                 

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100 W. Randolph Street

Chicago, IL 60601

Dear Mr. Halloran and Members of IPCB

Thank you Mr. Halloran for traveling to our community

for the hearing and to listen to out petitions.

There are excellent reasons to support the decision

of the Mdllenry County Board concerning the Lowe Waste

Transfer Station.

1. The location is inadequate. The facility is too

small to handle recycling which shpuld be a consideration

for any transfer station inthese times. The Pollution Control

Board appreciates this fact I’m sure.

2. The establishment of such a function so close to

grocery stores, eateries, other businesses, conservation

and recreational areas and homes will be destructive and

incompatible. McHenry County has acres and acres of empty land

where such a facility would be logical and not intrusive.

3. Route~14, Three Oaks Road and Route 31 are already

nearing and at times beyond capacity. The accumulation of

so many garbage trucks an~semi trailers slowing to turn

in and out of a narrow drive will add immeasurably to the

confusion and frustration of motorists as well as increase

the likelihood of traffic accidents.

We depend upon those of you who review this decision

to see clearly how this will have depreciatingeffects on

the surrounding areas and the areas the trucks will have

to travel through. Kindly agree with the McHenry County Board

and the citizens who will have to live with your decision.

Sincerely,

Yvonne Alexander

56 Oak Valley Drive

Cary, IL 60013