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Dorothy Gunn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

100 W. Randolph St. Suite 11-500

James R Thompson Center

Chicago, Ii 60601-3218

June 3, 2005

Dear Ms. Gunn,

I am writing to request that you would uphold the Kankakee

County’s decision to deny Waste Management’s proposal on

March 17, 2004.

Any reconsideration made at the special county board

meeting on May 25, 2005 cannot be seriously considered

because the appeal was made with new stipulations for an

expansion on the old landfill. It is not even the same proposal

as on the application on file.

The board members admitted they were not influenced by

outsiders at the March 17, 2004 meeting, therefore this

decision should stand based on the health, safety and welfare

of the people living here; period.

We, in this county are not ready to give up and drink bottled

water for the sake of a quick

fix.

This expansion will only lead

into more hazardous toxins into our beautiful river. No

amount of money could make us want to poison our fish, our

wildlife that thrive from the river, not to mention this our only

drinking supply in the cities.

The environmentalist admittedly reported there is an ever

increasing level of mercury showing up in the Kankakee River.

It was pointed out that there was a posted article in 1988

that claimed the county had lifted the hazardous waste ban on

the landfill. So the industry that was seeking a dumping place

for their mercury found their answer. We are yet to feel the

full repercussions to come from this.

I believe other counties have spent $50 million and upwards

just to clean up their rivers. We are supposed to have one of

the cleanest in the state. We want no further pollution in this

particular life source. Please have consideration for the

environment, the wildlife and the human inhabitants in this

area when making your final decision. Thank you for your

time looking at case no. 2004-186.

Sincerely,

Ms. Andrea M. Taylor

1639 OakleafDr

Saint Anne, IL 60964

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