The recent issuing by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency of its findings about the now infamous Land and Lakes landfill site along Milwaukee Avenue should bring to a close another stretch in the ride of recalled trustee Lisa Stone.
The keyword here is should.
While no one can diminish concerns about environmental issues, when they become a mere personal crusade it take away from the issue and processes in place. The IEPA held a public hearing in November 2010 and released its findings last week. Its findings revealed that the landfill is not an environmental danger and steps can begin for its complete closure and development by the village.
Case closed.
In its coverage, the Daily Herald cites a news release sent out by Stone in which she says, again, according to reports in the Daily Herald that “We can't let this potential time bomb sit there. We need to make sure that the area is clean, that there are no toxic substances polluting the ground and water of current residents and future generations.”
If Stone knows for a fact that the site is a “potential time bomb,” then she needs to reveal her sources – professional and valid sources. If not, she is not fulfilling her fiduciary responsibility as a concerned citizen. If she the information while on the board, then she needed to reveal it. Instead, she ridiculed her colleagues and village staff for not doing their jobs.
So now the state EPA has spoken and still Stone does not appear satisfied with the findings. In a post on AOL’s Patch, Stone says it’s “Up to You” – meaning Buffalo Grove residents – to read the information she has provided and get involved.
We’ve been down this road before. Stone tossed out information wanting people to see the wrongs in the village and follow her lead. Most didn’t, and in November of 2010 most said enough was enough.
Stone still contends that, according to her Patch post, "Those in power often recruit their minions to maintain the status quo and stay in office with no regard for what is best for the general public.”
In the last village election there were two contested contests; one for village clerk and one for a trustee spot. No one was “recruited” – and no one else came out to run.
Those who ran did so because of an interest in what was happening in the village. No one recruited Rob Sherman to run for Village Clerk and no one recruited Andy Stein or Denise Bocek to run. There were no minions behind them – just a concern, for the most part, to serve the community.
Everyone knows that.
Even a Cree Indian.
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