Thursday, February 21, 2013
Morton Grove Mayor Dan Staackmann said he's looking for three residents to serve on a committee to investigate whether a waster transfer station or recycling center would pose threats to health and safety.
At a recent Morton Grove village board meeting, Mayor Dan Staackmann announced plans to create a fact-finding committee to evaluate whether a waste transfer or recycling station would impact the safety, property and/or health of residents. According to a statement prepared by the village office, Staackmann said if the committee finds a negative impact on the village, he will not endorse such a project nor will he allow any required municipal code changes. Staackmann has signed up three people on the committee and is looking for three more. The three already on board are Director of Public Works Andy DeMonte, Sanitarian Bonnie Burnett and Traffic and Safety Commissioner Lee Tamraz. The target date to report findings is July 31. "Mayor …
Friday, August 31, 2012
The village wants to give residents background and details on a company's attempt to locate a waste transfer station here, and what the village can and can't do in response. A newsletter is mailing today.
After 22 residents spoke out on Aug. 13 against the idea of a waste transfer station coming to Morton Grove, the village has prepared a special edition of its newsletter devoted to explaining the issue. The newsletter will be at the post office today and residents may receive it in their mailboxes as soon as Saturday. Earlier: Company wants to locate waste station in Morton Grove Earlier: Residents speak out against waste transfer station "It's a way to provide a little information to residents who may not know all the details about a possible transfer station and what's really involved," said Ryan Horne, village administrator. "It's a way to clear the air, or clear the confusion that's out there." Get Morton Grove and Niles news in …
Monday, April 2, 2012
Village Manager says it could bring Morton Grove revenue and services, such as electronics recycling; village attorney cautions the idea has to get a full hearing before trustees make a decision.
Locating a waste transfer station in an industrial area of Morton Grove could bring the village $60,000 or more a year while not disturbing residents with noise or smells, said Ryan Horne, village manager pro tem. Morton Grove has been mentioned as a place for a waste transfer station, mainly by Evanston Mayor Tisdahl, who wants a Veolia waste transfer station out of Evanston because it's located close to residents' homes and Evanston Township High School. The Morton Grove location would be at 6132 W. Oakton, in an industrial area adjacent to the train tracks on the east, in a deep lot with little frontage on Oakton Street. It's a half-mile west of Niles West High School. "It truly will create a win-win situation," Horne said. "We'll have…
Pam DeFiglio
3:44 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012
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