Lake Co. landfill gas triggers review

An increased gas odor from Countryside Landfill near Grayslake has prompted two local governments to combine on a request for an independent review of the operation.

[paul]

So let me get this straight; people who move to within 1/4 of a county garbage dump are complaining about the odor?

[Round Laker]

Why aren't they trapping the gas and using it to generate electricity?

[youstankyho]

Right...what stinks is the yuppies who are crapping their pants because the can not longer afford the taxes and the mortage. Big houses no brains. big debit. Stinks don't it...LOL

[paul]

youstankyho wrote:

Right...what stinks is the yuppies who are crapping their pants because the can not longer afford the taxes and the mortage. Big houses no brains. big debit. Stinks don't it...LOL

I feel bad for everyone in that boat. In this case though I do not feel bad for anyone who moved next to a landfill.

[John R]

These people chose to live next to a landfill that has existed at its current site since I was a kid (30 years) – if they are demanding that the landfill place some type of air filtering system, then these people should foot a large portion of the bill. They will be the ones who reap the benefits of decrease odors, and probably would realize an increase in property value. The rest of the county, or those who depend on the landfill for disposal should not be the one who are responsible to the fix.

[Resident]

Remember what the bill board use to say for prairie crossing when the were pushing the subdivision. " Leave where your food grow's"
They forgot to add a line to that bill board.
It should of said, Live where your food grow's and smell where your garbage goes!
It doesn't take a very high IQ to realize that living by a garbage dump you will have to deal with the garbage odor.

[paul]

Resident wrote:

Remember what the bill board use to say for prairie crossing when the were pushing the subdivision. " Leave where your food grow's"
They forgot to add a line to that bill board.
It should of said, Live where your food grow's and smell where your garbage goes!
It doesn't take a very high IQ to realize that living by a garbage dump you will have to deal with the garbage odor.

or "live where you food will eventually go"

[joe wildwood ill]

Does anyone in wildwood smell the garbage dump in countryside. If so how often ?

[Gina]

The Prairie Crossing folks want to get back to nature. How much closer can you get back to nature than living across the street from a landfill? I remember when they were originally building those houses, Prairie Crossing had an employee in their sales office whose job it was to go outside at 4:00 p.m., deterine which way the wind was blowing and whether or not she could smell the landfill.

[Noobama]

We got bigger problems then that land fill in grayslake. Try breathing that dust from the gravel pit next door. The white dust on 83 causes cancer. That pit has a hazard warning on receipt from there site.