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" You are confusing and distorting the issue. There are already 10 other sites in the U.S. permitted to accept Toxic PCB Chemical Waste and there is ample capacity at the existing locations elsewhere. Nobody is disputing that waste needs to be stored somewhere. What the issue is here is that the proposed storage location is sited directly above the Mahomet Aquifer. None of the other 10 PCB waste storage sites are located above a primary water source for drinking and irrigation. In scientific terms we call that "dumb". This is a profit motivated interest by this company that happens to own this land above the Aquifer. The people disagree with that and much of this relies upon public approval via government bodies. "

" The point I'm making is we produce the waste, what are going to do with the PCB's and other chemical waste. Where is the nuclear waste that the Clinton Nuclear Power plant makes. Probably on site. Ask a chemist what is in common household products and their efects on the environment. Some scientists now believe the anti-bacterial additives in cleaners may be causing the deformities in frogs. Pharmaceuticals flushed down the toilet may be causing sterility in fish. Silent Spring was written 40 years by Rachel Carson about DDT effects on the environment. It's worse now. "

" As an ex Dewitt county resident I applaud the people of the county who voted NO to this awful idea that you can put toxic waste above an aquafer that supplies water to not only your community but surrounding communities. I live in a small McLean county community that is served by the aquafer and am glad that you spoke on my behalf. I have read many books and articles about the effects of the PCB's and other toxic chemicals and agree with the voters no amount of plastic liners can guarantee that our water will not be contaminated more than it already is. THANK YOU DEWITT COUNTY VOTERS. I hope that the EPA hears all of our voices.
P.S. To those who do not think that PCB's and toxic waste are killing us read "Silent Spring", "Living Downstream" or "Excitotoxins" then think about your friend or relative that has died from these poisons. "

" I’m not afraid of the word “chemical”, but the word Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) scares the toxic waste out of me. Please pull your head out of big-money spin machine, and go to the library or to the EPA website and actually research what PCBs are and how they love to kill to living things. PCBs collect at the top of the food chain (you and me) and they cause cancer, cause birth defects and miscarriages, and they destroy the reproductive, nervous, and immune systems in your body. The government thinks they’re so bad, they outlawed their use back in 1976, but since these “chemicals” never go away, we are still being killed by them today.

For the other 25%, don’t be fooled by the promise of money for the county. The only people who will get millions is the landfill company. READ SLOWLY: the county will not get one penny more per ton for the “chemical” toxic waste than normal garbage. Peoria Disposal has to be laughing their heads off at the deal they got the rubes from DeWitt county to accept.
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" “so don't worry about it”? LOL I feel so much better now. Anyone who found entertainment watching bears, pilfering human garbage, MUST be an expert on toxic waste containment. Maybe in a few years you can take your nephew down to the Salt Creek next to the landfill and watch through the EPA quarantine fencing, the tumorous catfish writhing in the PCB-laden mud. Good times. "

" Very good question. You should ask the county clerk why her required official recording of the October board meeting, when the landfill was discussed and the vote was taken, was conveniently & prematurely erased. This is synonymous of how the county has handled this deal with CLI. Nothing has been done with a normal level of public disclosure. It only opened the door for speculation of back room negotiations and ethical improprieties. I hope the board has learned a valuable lesson in future negotiations containing controversial impacts on the community and keep everything very open and above board. "

" Please understand the 75% who voted "NO" will also be the ones who vote again to replace the rest of the DeWitt County board in November. So again, keep telling yourself to ignore the voters and keep acting hostile and with contempt and keep up the condescending attitude and keep saying we're all dumb and we'll just sweep all those people right out of elected office who think they "know better" then us bumpkins. Maybe Peoria Disposal can hire all of those ex-board members as consultants once they get voted out of office! "

" Thanks to all who voted No on this issue, since I couldn't vote even though I own land is DeWitt Co. Let's not create a Clinton Love Canal. "

" Toxic waste is toxic waste, and the voters like myself are well educated in this community, and have spoken with one loud voice. If you think that taking toxic waste is economic development, then you obviously need to read something else besides what you read. Please put your efforts in other organizations in Clinton that are really trying to make the city a great place to live. NO ONE I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, and what you know can ever gurantee that 3 or 50 liners will keep leaching out of the water supply - so why even go there and take the risk???? Move on to economic development please!!! "

" It is spelled AQUIFER for one thing. I never knew that there is an unwritten rule that a landfill should accept waste only from the county it is located in. When I was a kid, my uncle would put us kids in the back of the pickup and park next to the town dump and we'd watch the the black bears eat. But that was Colby, WS in the early 60's and the EPA wouldn't approve of the ol' city dump routine again. Landfills are practically independent of the environment they are located in. The safeguards keep getting better, so don't worry about it. "

" Considering 75% of the public are apparently just afraid of the word "chemical," yes, their vote should probably be ignored. The other 25% of us who actually understand how much money could be brought into the county should be taken a little more seriously. "

" Well, Moon Mullins, the waste that would be stored isn't being created in DeWitt County, so it isn't a NIMBY situation, but I guess you believe that the locals should store someone else's toxic wastes. Where do you live so that you can volunteer to accept some of this over YOUR aquafer?
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" Send it up into outerspace, there's still plenty of room and besides, there's little danger of any of it falling back to Earth and hurting anyone. I really don't understand the N.I.M.B.Y. attitude. If we produce the waste we should take care of it. Or the alternative is to return to the lifestyle of 200 years ago. Our ancestors had none of our waste disposal problems. "

" Oh, I guess 75% of the public should be ignored then. That's fine, as there will be a new DeWitt County Board elected who actually represents what the majority of the public wants. It's already happening here if you haven't noticed on Feb 5th. So please continue to lull yourself into thinking nothing will happen and remain in denial about everything and keep supporting the chemical landfill. It's will only continue to help advance the change process already underway. "

" I voted yes and would still vote yes even after reading the "information" you have provided. I hope the County Board does the same! "

" Yes I read the literature from Clinton Landfill/Peoria Disposal. I talked with a hazardous waste broker. I also went out to the EPA website and spent several weeks researching the handling and storage of PCB’s, and I came to the conclusion that it just isn’t worth the risk. The long term storage of PCB’s using clay/HDPE plastic sheeting is theoretical and can’t be extrapolated past 50 years. The deal the county board made with CLI is not netting the county any more per ton for hazardous waste vs. normal waste, so the financial gain is not there. Since PCB’s are extremely poisonous and extremely stable, the long term odds are that they will outlast the containment system and leach into the surrounding land. It could be 50 years, it could be 500, but what generation has to deal with contamination shouldn’t matter. The simple fact is that CLI is asking the county to take on a HUGE liability for no net financial gain. Let me state again, we stand to net nothing more for storing hazardous PCB waste but we will live with this material forever in our community. Objectively, it’s a really bad deal for the county. "

" The people have spoken. NO means NO. "

" Uh, Area Disposal sent out about $40,000 worth of literature (4 mailings and 2-3 harassing push poll phone calls telling people to vote yes to help keep the environmnet clean) and held a large public meeting in October and there has been a ton of press and television coverage, so the people of DeWitt County certainly were well informed on all of the facts about all of this and still said "NO". You need to accept the reality of the situation and understand that debating the merits of whether it is a good idea to have a Chemical Waste Landfill is OVER. There is no question anymore if people want this or not as the public has spoken. Tell Chris Coulter and Peoria Disposal Company to go back to peoria and leave us alone as it is clear that we don't want this and they have ZERO public credibility and support. "

" The voters in DeWitt county OBVIOUSLY have NO IDEA as to what this could do for our community. Way to go, guys! Just keep voting down any form of change until we are nothing but a ghost town...I question whether or not the people who voted "no" actually read any literature from Area? Maybe that would have changed a few votes. I hope the Board at least has some common sense to know how good this could be for our community. "

" I hope the DeWitt County Board will listen to the voters of DeWitt County. We have a lot of childhood cancers, breast cancers and other diseases
that have eerily shown up in the form of several cases within a 12-18 month period. I'm not saying the power plant is the reason, but it has caught my attention that multiple cases of cancer in kids, breast cancer, and MS have shown up this way in DeWitt County. Putting toxic waste in "leakproof' containers near our water source is like saying the Titanic is an unsinkable ship. Listen to the people. We don't want it here. "

" Can any one explain how any of this came about. No record of any of this in any DeWitt county government meeting exist.
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" Uh the "community opposition group" is called WATCH Kevin, and you know that already. "

" Steve Lobb is a good man. From his statement, he has clearly listened to the voters of DeWitt County. I trust that he will lead this County Board in the right direction, as he has done in the past. I hope at the end of his term the residents of DeWitt County look at his overall record for his entire term. We are fortunate to have good, honest residents, like Steve Lobb, participate in our local government. "

" By reading a prepared statement at the conclusion of the board meeting acknowledges that Mr. Lobb wants to avoid the issue. At the conclusion of Mr. Lobbs term in office maybe he will acknowledge that he made a big mistake. "