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Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation of $155,159 in fees associated with the filing of the Meadowview Material Transfer Facility local siting application by Waste Management.
Staff Summary
• On Friday, February 13, 2026, Waste Management filed its application for local siting approval for the Meadowview Material Transfer Facility, located adjacent to the Countryside Landfill at 31725 N. Route 83, Grayslake, Illinois.
• The County Board is the local siting authority under Section 39.2 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and Lake County Code §§ 50.46-50.53.
• The Lake County Board approved the Host Agreement with Lake County at its meeting on January 14, 2025; which stipulates in Section 14 (Application) that Waste Management shall pay for expenses for a pre-filing review and all costs reasonably related in any matter to the siting process pursuant to Section 39.2 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and Lake County Code §§ 50.46-50.53.
• This resolution authorizes an emergency appropriation of $155,159 to the County Administrator’s budget, which includes $150,000 in filing fees and $5,159 in reimbursement of legal fees for pre-filing review.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on Friday, February 13, 2026, Waste Management filed its application for local siting approval for the Meadowview Material Transfer Facility, located adjacent to the Countryside Landfill at 31725 N. Route 83, Grayslake, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the County Board is the local siting authority under Section 39.2 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and Lake County Code §§ 50.46-50.53; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board approved the Host Agreement with Lake County at its meeting on January 14, 2025; which stipulates in Section 14 (Application) that Waste Management shall pay for expenses for a pre-filing review and all costs reasonably related in any matter to the siting process pursuant to Section 39.2 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and Lake County Code §§ 50.46-50.53.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation of $155,159 to the County Administrator’s budget; which includes $150,000 in filing fees and $5,159 in reimbursement of legal fees for pre-filing review is hereby authorized in the County Administrator’s budget as identified on the listing of expense and revenue budget modification attached hereto and made part hereof.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 10, 2026.