Otto Township

809A E 4000 S Road

RECEIVED

Kankakee, IL 60901

CLERK’S OFFICE

SEP

012005

STATE OF ILLINOiS

August 30, 2005

Pollution Control

Board

Ms Dorothy

Gunn

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Illinois Pollution Board

ChicagolL6O6Ol-3218

100

W Randolph Street, Suite 11-500

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Dear Ms. Gunn:

Illinois law authorizes the electors ofa township to regulate night soil and garbage deposits within theft

township as provided in 60 ILCS 1/30-120, (the Act hereafter) which provides, “30/120. Garbage. The

electors may prevent the deposit ofnight soil, garbage or other offensive substances within the limits ofthe

township.

This

section does

apply to refuse disposal fucilities regulated by the Illinois l)epartinent ofPublic

Health and the county

in

which the thcilities are located.”

The electors ofOtto Township, Kankakee, Illinois, met in annual meeting in Otto Township, (April 12,

2005) as provided by law. They decided in the best interests ofthe public health, safety, and welfare of

Otto Township to adopt ordinance 2005-1 to prevent the deposit ofnight soil, garbage, offensive

substances within the limits of Otto Township. This ordinance was published within the 20 days as

specified under 60 ILCS 1/40-30. This ordinance was brought to the attention ofthe Kankakee County

Board prior to the last vote on the Waste Management landfill.

I am requesting that the Pollution Control Board, and the IEPA consider this ordinance when making

their decision on the two landfills, Waste Management’s Landfll(and Tom Volini’s Town and Country

Landfill, that are being considered in Otto Township.

Thank you for your consideration ofthis request.

Sincerely,

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Ronald W. Thompsen

Supervisor ofOtto Township

cc: Lisa Dugan

Careen Gordon

Joyce Munie

Attachment: Otto Township Ordinance 2005-1

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ORDINANCE 2005

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An Ordinance Preventing the Deposit of Offensive Substances

WHEREAS, Illinois law authorizes the electors of a township to regulate night soil and

garbage deposits within their township as provided in 60 ILCS 1/30-l20,(the Act hereafter),

which provides,

“~ 30-120. Garbage. The electors may prevent the deposit of night soil, garbage, or other

offensive substances within the limits of the township. This

Section

does apply

to

refuse disposal facilities regulated

by the Illinois Department

of

Public Health and the county in which the facilities are located.”; and

WHEREAS, the electors of Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, met in annual

meeting in Otto Township, as provided by law, and

WHEREAS, the electors ofOtto Township consider it in the best interests of the public

health, safety, and welfare of Otto Township to prevent the deposit of night soil, garbage, and

offensive substances within the limits of Otto Township.

Now Therefore, the Electors of Otto Township, Kankakee, County, Illinois, hereby ordain

as follows:

1.

The deposit of night soil, garbage, and all other offensive substances the deposit

of which may be prevented by authority of~30-120 ofthe Township Code is hereby prevented

and prohibited within the limits of Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.

2.

This ordinance shall take effect immediately; the town clerk is hereby directed to

publish this ordinance within twenty days in the manner specified under 60 ILCS

1/40-30.

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Dated: ~.4iJ

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2005.

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of the 2005 Otto Township

‘Annual Meeting ofElectors