Public Meeting Will Precede Hearing On Proposed Vermillion
Grove Mine
For Immediate Release
September 11, 2000 |
Contact: Joan Muraro
(217) 785-7209
TDD: (217) 782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- Representatives of the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will
jointly conduct a public meeting Sept. 20 in Georgetown in anticipation
of a formal IEPA public hearing Sept. 27 on the Black Beauty Coal Co.'s
proposed Vermilion Grove coal mine. The public meeting, which begins at
7 p.m. on Sept. 20, is intended to explain the permitting process and
provide information to assist the public in participating effectively
in a formal public hearing scheduled for Sept. 27. Both sessions will
be held at the Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School at 500 W. Mulberry St.,
Georgetown. The Sept. 27 public hearing will start at 5 p.m. at the high
school.
The planned mine must have permits from the IDNR's Office of Mines and
Minerals, as well as permits from IEPA's Bureau of Air and Bureau of Water
before it can operate. On hand at the Sept. 20 public meeting will be
representatives from the IDNR as well as staff from the Illinois EPA's
mine pollution control program, Bureau of Air, Division of Public Water
Supplies, Division of Water Pollution Control, and the Office of Community
Relations.
Representatives from the Black Beauty Coal Co., the Vermilion County
Health Dept., and the Concerned Citizens for a Quality Environment are
also expected to take part.
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