Deadline 8/28/19 for comments "Stop Material Service Expansion"

8/18/19

HIGH PRIORITY: DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS AUGUST 26, 2019.

Hanson Material Quarry wants to expand their stone mining area. It sounds ridiculous that they are requesting destroying & relocating a section of globally rare ecosystem home to the Federally endangered species Hines Emerald Dragonfly as well as turtles such as Blanding Turtle, Spotted & other endangered or threatened species & plants etc. in Romeoville, Will County, IL.

This is an area of wet-mesic dolomite prairie, which is considered to be a globally rare ecosystem. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, a 1992 survey showed that about 140 acres of dolomite prairie remain in the State of Illinois. Hanson Material proposes to remove and transplant the soil and plants located within the wet-mesic dolomite prairie to a parcel they own on the east side of the Des Plaines River. The applicant is currently working on finalizing the HCP so that it can be evaluated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for mitigation for the species.”

Why would they expand a quarry which surrounds a

high density residential area?

Affects of additional air pollution

Affects of blasting

Noise

Close Proximity to the Hazardous –CITGO chemical Co &

NRG’s coal ash ponds

Waterways, pipelines the list continues.... .

For further info The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District Public Notice Application for Permit & the public notice check:

http://www.LRC.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/ & www.willcountycare.org

The project manager: Stasi Brown at (312) 846-5544

Send comments to” Stasi.F.Brown@usace.army.mil.

You must include the project:

#LRC-2012-529:125 Acre Surface Mining Project @Hanson Material Service, Romeoville, IL 60446, Name & Address.

The comment period expires August 29, 2019.

Please cc CARE so we know comments have been sent in. Thanks

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment ~ CARE

PO Box 536

Lockport IL 60441

www.willcountycare.org

willccare@gmail.com

815.834.1611

Ellen Rendulich @ emrrealty@comcast.net