Metropolitan Waste Systems, Inc. v. Pollution Control Board

The petitioners, Metropolitan Waste Systems, Inc., Spicer, Inc., and Spicer Properties, Inc., sought local siting approval from the respondent, the city of Marseilles, for a new regional pollution control facility. Following a hearing conducted pursuant to section 39.2(d) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. HV-k, par. 1039.2(d)), the city denied the petitioners’ request for siting approval. The petitioners appealed the city’s decision to the respondent, Illinois Pollution Control Board (PCB), pursuant to section 40.1 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch.…