HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 07-87 02/17/1987
7-87
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL
CONFERENCE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, the Northwest Municipal Conference is a corporate organization
representative of municipalities and townships chartered within the State of Illinois
and the County of Cook; and
WHEREAS~ Article VII, Section! 0, of the Constitution of the State of Illinois,
Chapter 127, paragraphs 741 through 748, of the Illinois Revised Statutes, authorize
and encourage intergovernmental association and cooperation; and
WHEREAS, the public officials of the Northwest Municipal Conference represent 38
local government bodies and a population in excess of 975,000 Hlinois residents; and
WHEREAS, finding environmentally safe and cost effective methods of disposing of
millions of tons of municipal solid waste a year is one of the most perplexing and
critical problems facing local officials in Cook County and, increasingly, all of
northeastern Illinois; and
WHEREAS, this problem is particularly acute in north and northwest Cook County
where two major disposal facilities serving Conference members have closed since
1983 and the last is scheduled to shut Its gates wi thin the next 18 months; and
WHEREAS, these closures have led to dramatic increases in Conference area
landfill disposal fees of over 65% since 1983; and
WHEREAS, these increases are expected to result in an additional cost to the
Village of Mount Prospect and its residents of $228,000 due to rising disposal and
transportation costs; and
WHEREAS, new disposal faciU ties must be developed as inaction wiH almost
assuredly mean continued steep cost increases and service disruptions; and
WHEREAS, of equal or greater concern to the Northwest Municipal Conference and
the Village of Mount Prospect are the negative environmental consequences that
improperly designed and operated or poorly controlled disposal facilities create; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect recognizes that a cooperative effort of
multiple jurisdictions can address the critical solid waste disposal problem in the
most comprehensive, environmentally safe and cost effective manner; and
WHEREAS, the Conference has developed a comprehensive solid waste management
plan that meets these twin goals of environmental safety and cost effectiveness
and the Village of Mount Prospect has actively participated in the development and
implementation of that plan since at least 1982; and
WHEREAS, in addition to meeting the near term disposal needs of north and
northwest Cook County with the development of a new and safer municipal solid
waste sanitary balefiH with greater community control, the short term balefill will
also help to prepare for the future by using facility revenues to promote recycling
and plan and save for resource recovery technologies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE iT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That the Village of Mount Prospect strongly supports the North-
west Municipal Conference SaUd Waste Management Plan and the Conference's
petition to Cook County for a Special Use, Planned Unit Development for a
sanitary landfill balefill.
SECTION TWO: That the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount
Prospect urge the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals and Cook County Board of
Commissioners to approve the Conference's petition.
SECTION THREE: That a certified copy of this Resolution will be sent to the
Conference for presentation to the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals as
evidence of the Village of Mount Prospect's support of the Conference's petition.
SECTION FOUR: That this Resolution shaH be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Farley, Floros. Murauskis. Van Geem, Wattenberg
AYES: Arthur.
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED thIs
17th day of February, 1987.
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Carolyn ~. Krause
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Carol A. Fields
Village Clerk