April 29, 2005

RECE~VED

100 Westwood Oaks, Apt.1

O8CLERK’S OFFICE

Kankakee, IL 60901

815—928—8002

MAY OL

2005

STATE OF I LLlNOIS

Pollution Control Board

Dorothy Gunn, Clerk of the PBC

J.R. Thompson Bldg.

100 W. Randolph, Suite 11-500

Re: case number 04-186

Chicago, IL 60601

Waste Management

vs

County of Kankakee

Dear Ms. Gunn,

I’m writing as a private citizen to voice my objection to the

proposed land fill (garbage dump to me) here in Kanakee County.

To start with, Waste Management and the Kankakee County Board

met for three (3) years, excluding the public from participation,

which I believe is in violation of the Illiois Open Meeting

Act.

Next is the proposed location of the dump. The route to and

from the area would be a direct threat to children living in

that area as their trucks would travel the same route as the

school buses. Children waiting for the bus would be in jeopardy

in the event of even a small accident.

Also, the dump would be situated directly above the major

aquifer, and would become a perilous threat to the water supply

for the entire county as well as for hundreds of private wells

located for hundreds of square miles surrounding that vicinity.

And very important to any and all considerations in this matter,

is the fact that the public at large is bitterly opposed to

this land-fill Driving in the area, one sees many yard sign

objecting to the dump. There is a petition against the dump

signed by four thousand people, gathered in just one week.

However, the county board continues in it’s struggle to get

the proposal passed in spite of the evidence which has been

presented in public meetings by various citizens of the area.

Since there are other, more modern means of disposing of garbage,

and none of which has been inspected by or considered by the

present county board, as a citizen I think the board is doing

the residents of Kankakee County a great disservice. Our

neighboring county, Grundy County, has recently installed a

newer system of disposing of garbage, yet the board hasn’t

bothered to look at it or discuss it with anyone in Grundy

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county. I should mention, too, that last spring the board did

vote to dis-allow the dump. Yet other members are still trying

to get it passed.

I’m directing this letter of complaints to you asking that PEC

give deep consideration to over-ruling Waste Management in their

proposal to build this new garbage dump.

Thank you reading this and giving due consideration to my

suggestion.

Sincerely yours,

O~Iivia Waggon r