MARION RIDGE LANDFILL TO CREATE
JOBS FOR COMMUNITY, REVENUE FOR COUNTY
Marion, Ill., Aug. 7, 2008…The proposed landfill for Williamson County, which is outside the city limits of Marion will create approximately 15 jobs and generate $2 per ton of waste accepted in revenue for Williamson County annually said a spokesperson for the development.
The Marion Ridge Landfill will occupy and area of 187 acres set on 355 acres of land in a former coal strip mine setting creating a large buffer area to protect residents from any kind of interruption of their lives. In addition, the Marion Ridge Landfill buffer zone will have a few-football-field-sized setback with a border of trees to blend in to the surrounding natural scenery.
Marion Ridge officials want to assure community’s residents that their goal is to be the least disruptive development in the region. “We want to thank the residents of Williamson County for their willingness to host this important development, which will bring jobs and revenues for the community in both construction and operations. We want to be a good corporate citizen,” said Tom Emling, spokesperson and operating manager for the site.
Emling, from DuQuoin, has experience with landfills.
“People think of landfills based on their television and movie experiences. Very few people have ever been to see a Construction and Demolition Debris landfill. It’s about the same experience as rehabbing a home with lots of concrete and steel,” Emling said.
The landfill is prohibited from receiving residential solid municipal waste, or garbage. Instead, as a Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill, it will take the unwanted product leftover from building or razing commercial structures and other related operations.
“You won’t find your old garbage bag in Marion Ridge,” Emling added.
As part of an agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration, such waste cannot be handled at Marion Ridge.
The developer invites anyone who is interested to go to the Illinois EPA Web site http://www.ipcb.state.il.us/SLR/IPCBandIEPAEnvironmentalRegulations-Title35.asp to view the hundreds of pages of state regulations governing landfills in Illinois and to see what the landfill can and cannot accept.
“We want to reassure the residents of Williamson County that this development, like many new developments in the community, is both needed and beneficial to their communities, Emling said.
He acknowledged that the development has been tardy in getting information out to the public and assured the media that, as the development moves forward, Marion Ridge will keep them informed.
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