After citizens defeated Lakeshore Waste's proposal to site a garbage station in Morton Grove near Skokie's Niles West HS, Lakeshore proposed a recycling center. A citizens' group said it doesn't want one in Morton Grove; Lakeshore counters they are clean
A Morton Grove citizens' group does not want a Lakeshore Waste Services recycling center near residents' homes near Austin and Oakton, a leader of the group said Tuesday. Members of the group, which formed this summer to oppose the possibility of Lakeshore Waste Services placing a waste transfer station on its property at 6132 W. Oakton, Morton Grove, toured recycling and/or garbage facilities in Glenview, Northbrook and Mount Prospect. However, Josh Connell, president of Lakeshore Waste, said that two of the three facilities the group visited are not the type Lakeshore would build in Morton Grove. The recycling center it plans would process clean materials and be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, he said. Citizens' …
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Lakeshore Waste Services announced late Friday it was dropping plans to build a waste transfer station on its property in Morton Grove.
After Lakeshore Waste Services sent out a press release late Friday announcing it was dropping plans to apply for a waste transfer station in Morton Grove, the mayor and an organizer of a citizens' group expressed relief. "This has been a very tumultuous three weeks," said Mayor Dan Staackmann. "I am happy that Lakeshore has decided to relent on building a full blown transfer station. I hope whatever they decide will be palatable for the community." Earlier: Lake Shore will not apply to build a waste transfer station Tom Maddex, who helped galvanize neighbors near Lakeshore's property into the Citizens to Stop The Morton Grove Transfer Station, said, "We weren't surprised, because we received communication from Josh Connell (of Lakeshore…
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3:16 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
To show you I'm not partisan to one party or the other check my update to http://www.mglovesrats.com but don't think for a minute I'm going to go back to sleep on this garbage issue. Recycle is a great sounding word and Lakeshore more than anyone else would know how to use that word to their advantage. more ›
Lakeshore Waste Services announced it will not pursue an application for a waste transfer station, but may look at an alternate use for its property in Morton Grove.
The Village of Morton Grove made public the following press release, issued by Lakeshore Waste Services early Friday evening: "Lakeshore Waste Services has informed the Village of Morton Grove that it will not pursue previously discussed plans to develop a waste transfer station on property adjacent to its corporate headquarters in the community. “'We continue to believe that a waste transfer station would be a compatible and acceptable land use in Morton Grove, given the proposed industrial park location and the strict environmental regulations that would govern its operations,' said Josh Connell, president of Lakeshore Waste Services. He noted that waste transfer stations are located near residential areas in communities throughout …
7:30 am on Monday, September 10, 2012
If the situation in Chicago shows anything, the unions more than teachers are putting money, control and dues above the welfare of the children. We're reading that D67 unions won't let their teachers volunteer their own time to help the kids? I think most teachers are dedicated and put the kids first, its the weak school boards and administrators at fault for bending to union demands. A well … more ›
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 …
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3:44 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012
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sherwin dubren
12:23 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
It's obvious to me that Lakeside people don't care about any hazards or disruptions to the residents of Morton Grove. They are governed strictly by corporate profits. If the village officials encourage this, they are guilty of the same lack of regard for the residents they are sworn to protect. more ›