RECEIVED
Mr. & Mrs. Clare Baker
CLERK’S OFFICE
159 Wagner Drive
AUG 2
Cary, IL 60013
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
STATE OF ILUNOIS
Illinois Pollution Control Board (lPCB)~
Pollution Control Board
James Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph Street
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Chicago, IL 60601
Re: Case Number PCB 03-22~I
August 14, 2003
Dear Ms. Gunn,
On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, the McHenry County Board voted to deny the application to site a
waste transfer facility along U.S. Route 14 by the proposed Marshall Lowe Solid Owned
Northwest Highway Waste Transfer Facility (A.KA. “Solid Waste Transfer Station”). There are
nine, required, state-established criteria for siting a waste transfer station. The applicant was
denied the application because of the failure to meet all nine criteria. In fact, it was the McHenry
County Board’s determination that the applicant, did not meet three out of the nine required
criteria. It is not a question of a near miss here. One-third or roughly 33 of the criteria were not
met (Criteria #2, #3 and #5).
We support the McHenry County Board’s unanimous decision that Criteria #2, Criteria #3 and
Criteria #5 were not met by the a~licant.
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If the application was approved, there would be a substantial increase in garbage truck
traffic, which would lead to increased air pollution, noise pollution, vermin, potential
groundwater pollution, unwelcome odors and garbage smells.
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If the application was approved, the proposed location of the Waste Transfer Facility
would border The Hollows, a sensitive Mchenry County conservation area threatening
this sensitive area’s well-being and ultimately, the public’s welfare.
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If the application was approved, the proposed location of the Waste Transfer Facility
would be just over 1000 feet from Bright Oaks, one of Cary’s largest residential
neighborhoods. Residents do not want garbage in their backyards.
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If the application was approved, the Waste Transfer Facility would have lead to a
significant increase in slow-moving truck traffic (including garbage and semi-trailer
trucks), adding to an ever-increasing traffic congestion problem and resulting in a
significant impact on existing traffic flow.
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If the application was approved, proper protection of the public’s health, safety and
welfare would be at grave risk. The proposed Waste Transfer Facility site is simply far too
close to neighboring residents and sensitive conservation areas and would simply
downgrade our quality of life.
We strongly support the McHenry County Board’s decision to deny this application and hereby
request that our support of the Board’s decision be added to the public record.
We are hereby submitting a signed copy of this letter to Cameron Davis, Village Administrator for
the Village of Cary and the IPCB Hearing Officer.
Sincerely,
Clare Baker and
Delores Baker
Cc Mailed To: Cameron Davis, Village Administrator for the Village of Cary