September

10, 2009

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

Board

Members

James

R. Thompson

Center

CEVE

1000

W. Randolph

St.,

Ste. 11-500

CF

,,/

CLERK’S

OFFICE

Chicago,

IL

60601

OCT

052005

RE: Fox

Moraine

LLC

Landfill

Proposed

for Yorkville,

IL

QSTATE

OF

ILLINOIS

Case

#

2007-146

OIIti

Control

soard

Dear

Pollution

Control

Board

Members:

I am

writing

to

protest

the

appeal

of

a

landfill

application

for Yorkville,

IL currently

filed

by

Fox

Moraine

LLC.

As

a nearby

resident

and

visitor

to

the area

I

believe

the

potentially

harmful

situations

outweigh

the

few

benefits.

I don’t

believe

we

need

nor want

a

landfill

in our

community.

Fox

Moraine

projects

the

host

city and

county

of

Yorkville,

IL

and

Kendall

County

will

experience

significant

monetary

benefits.

However

I don’t

believe

the

monetary

benefits

outweigh

the

environmental

and

aesthetic

degradation

that

will

affect

the majority

of citizens

within

the

city

of

Yorkville

and

the

surrounding

areas.

This

includes

increased

traffic

congestion

and

road

damage,

noise

from increased

traffic,

odors,

water

contamination,

and deprecation

of

property

value

and

community

life.

Yorkville

is

an area

that is

known

and

revered

for its

recreational

activities

such

as

camping,

fishing,

canoeing,

and

“stay-cations”

such

as Raging

Waves

Water

Park

located

within

a

relatively

close

proximity

of the

proposed

landfill.

The residents

and

visitors

of

Yorkville

would

be greatly

affected

by

this

project

as

it

goes

against

their

preference

of

living

a

rural life.

People

live

and visit

Yorkville

due

to

its tranquility

and

beauty

of its

natural

environment.

Outside

of the

above,

I realize

what

is

in

question

now

is the

quality

of

the

hearings

held,

which

led to

the

City

of Yorkville

denying

the application.

Having

read

the

hearing

transcripts

as

well

as

the

hearing

officer’s

recommendation,

I

feel

the hearing

was held

in

a

fair and

just

manner.

Based

on

witness

testimony including

documentation

submitted

by

Fox

Moraine

LLC,

the

applicant

was

denied

soley

based

on

not meeting

required

siting

criteria

set by

the IEPA.

I

am

urging

you,

the

members

of

the

Pollution

Control

Board

to uphold

the

decision

of

the Yorkville

City

Council

to deny

Fox

Moraine’s

landfill

application.

Please

do not

unfairly

rule

against

the

Yorkville

stakeholders

by

overturning

the

City

Council’s

original

decision.

The

residents

and visitors

of Yorkville,

IL Thank-You.

Sincerely,

La

Tannya

Murphy

PC

BOX

9188

Aurora,

IL 60598

latannyamurphy@yahoo.com