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56-R-89
A RESOLUTION
Establishment of A Balefill Development Permit
by the City of Evanston and the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston recognizes that solid
waste disposal is entering into a crisis situation; and
WHEREAS, the solid waste problem has been significantly
heightened with no major relief forthcoming; and
WHEREAS, the solid waste disposal crisis impacts local
governments and their residents and comprehensive solutions to
this regional problem must come from cooperation between local
govenments; and
WHEREAS, the member communities of the Solid Waste
Agency of Northern Cook County have developed such a
comprehensive solution which includes the largest recycling
effort in the State of Illinois and calls for the development of
a Balefill in unincorporated Hanover Township; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has been an active and
longstanding participant in the efforts of the Solid Waste
Agency of Northern Cook County and its predecessor, the
Northwest Municipal Conference, to alleviate the solid waste
crisis; and
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County
has submitted a detailed development application to the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency, and
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WHEREAS, that application incorporates the
• recommendations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
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WHEREAS, the City of Evanston strongly supports the
Bailfill and all aspects of the revised application.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of
Evanston urges approval of the Balefill Development Permit by
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the City of
Evanston is hereby instructed to certify and forward this
resolution to the Director of the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency by October 15, 1989 to insure its inclusion in
the public record of the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency. l
Mayor
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Adopted:—Ck f �iL-7/U�� � 1989
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