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705 E . McClure Ave.

Peoria, IL 61603

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waste

of the

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on

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the westedge

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west,

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and one

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of only a few

als

in

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be

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piorM andattendedPDC's pr~ess~~tatlon'te

buriedhere .andIAstatcsseridther peers

fltuPeoria Cltynnite laatNoveinISM

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This landfill is the worst thing Ihave seen

tile, meaning they literaily dissipate Into the

in my 90 years in this community

II say that

air we

breathe. Yet there is no air pollution

without reservation-

testing, and this factor is being ignored by

It

is amazing that, in this era of space

our government

tedmul>gt we are bulldinga mountain

here

1f manliin$ keeps hand}igg ita waste

of a couple million tons of a huge assortment

twag-weaie going too go the way

of the

of term

toxic chemicals In the belief that dinosaurs. Of the billions we spend on space

aplaslic

will forever prevent them JIM

'programs, wee must spend as much. Indeed,

leakhtg Into the aqulfet; hvm which over half

even far more on caring for and preserving

of the Peoria area's tap water is pumped

.

our space ship Fvth. We have to find ways

PDCs

torte waste landfill sits rlghtot'er that -

to detoxify and recycle all such waste. It is

precious groundwater supply Plastic breaks

Insanity

and

auks

with age and stress, and chomlmlsb

ni eat Into and through it

Moreover it is the only hazardous waste land- .

RECE

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IVE

FFICED

FEB 2 2 2007

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