EcvED

L.EPIK’S

OFFICE

June

2,

2009

2009

STATE

OF

Clerk,Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

COfltlO

aoard

100

W.

Randolph

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

RE:

Fox

Valley

Moraine

Landfill

PCB2007-

146

I

am

addressing

the

comment

by

the

applicant

of

the

above

mentioned

land

fill

that

the

hearings

in

the

Yorkville

community

were

biased

against

the

applicant.

As

a

participant

and

community

member,

I

saw

no

signs

of

bias

against

the

applicant.

The

applicant

was

supported

by

a

retinue

of

attorneys,

engineers

and

many

other

experts.

They

gave

comprehensive

presentations.

The

objecting

group

had

fewer

experts

who

were

given

vigorous

review

by

the

applicant

team.

The

public

was

invited

to

give

comments.

Many

did

so,

as

did

I.

However

despite

the

tremendous

hours

of

research

plus

local

knowledge

of

conditions,

such

as

creek

run

off,

widespread

gravel

seams,

physical

nature

of

the

site,

etc.

these

comments

were

clearly

denoted

as

less

significant

than

that

of

the

experts.

This

comment

was

made

repeatedly.

There

were

no

opportunities

to

have

the

panel

question

the

public.

No

chance

tohave

a

dialog

with

the

panel.

Additionally

the

attorney

for

the

panel

of

city

council

members,

showed

disdain

for

the

public

comments

and

some

of

the

objectors’

experts.

Fortunately,

the

council

members

were

concerned

about

some

of

the

issues

the

objectors

and

community

members

introduced.

For

instance,

the

fact

that

the

drain

system

is

insufficient

to

protect

the

surface

waters

from

contamination

and

control

rain

run-off.

I

feel

that

the

proposed

site

is

not

appropriate

for

a

landfill

due

to

it’s

location

between

two

major

creeks

that

drain

a

large

area

of

the

county

and

the

difficulty

in

protecting

those

waters

and

therefor

the

water

supply

of

a

large

number

of

private

wells.

I

pray

that

you

will

uphold

our

local

decision

to

deny

the

application

for

the

Fox

Valley

Moraine

Landfill.

Sincerely,

Kathleen

B

Tomasek

P

0

Box

95

Milibrook,

Illinois