Stop The Pit
TOGETHER, we must stop a gravel pit from being built next to an existing residential development in McHenry County near Spring Grove and Fox Lake.
Farmland east of the intersection of Main Street and Wilmot Road in unincorporated McHenry County was purchased earlier this year by Mr. Jack Pease, the CEO of Super Aggregates. It may have been purchased by a company of another name, but he is the principal owner of the property and the driver behind the plans for developing it.
He plans to develop a gravel pit on the site and mine it for the next 25 years (in 12 phases). This gravel pit will abut up to the Sundial Farms neighborhood. We are strongly opposed to this plan!
Why We Must Stop the Project
We have serious concerns regarding this project that are numerous and wide-ranging. There is no way to know which of these concerns will come to bear until the project is underway—when it is too late. The only way to allay these concerns is to stop a gravel pit from being built next to our neighborhood in the first place.
Our concerns include:
- Water contamination and drawdown
- Dust in the air (including crystalline silica)
- Noise pollution (truck engines, reverse warning alarms, mining equipment)
- Light pollution
- Wildlife displacement
- Increased truck traffic making roads less safe
- Decreased property values
- Loss of open space and pastoral feeling in our area
We don't think that a mining operation should ever be allowed to be built right next to a neighborhood as Super Aggregates is planning to do.
AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ONE ABUTTING UP TO OUR SUNDIAL FARMS DEVELOPMENT!
A few years ago this same land was targeted by another company to develop a gravel mining operation. It was stopped then, and we can do it again!
Please sign this petition that we will share with government officials from Spring Grove, Fox Lake, and McHenry County as helpful and necessary.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
March 11, 2023
Reached 100 supporters
October 28, 2022
October 27, 2022
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have joined this effort since I started it. If you could send this link to a few neighbors today we might actually reach that one hundred signature milestone before the week is out.
8 Comments
My kids play outside all the time and this is gonna fill the air with dust. No way we want this right in our backyards.
Lived in Spring Grove for 15 years and this is just wrong. Keep the mining away from our houses!
We moved out here for the quiet. Nobody wants to hear backup alarms and dumping trucks all day long starting at 6am.
Property values are gonna tank. Who wants to buy a house next to a gravel pit. Bad idea.
Industrial projects of this nature should not be developed in residential communities. This is only going to hurt property values in Sundial Farms.
Chicago is trying to lift the ban on mining within city limits, it is bad idea anywhere near residents, schools, natural areas. Good luck in your fight, support from Chicago
I absolutely want to stop this gravel pit!
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Stop The Pit
TOGETHER, we must stop a gravel pit from being built next to an existing residential development in McHenry County near Spring Grove and Fox Lake.
Farmland east of the intersection of Main Street and Wilmot Road in unincorporated McHenry County was purchased earlier this year by Mr. Jack Pease, the CEO of Super Aggregates. It may have been purchased by a company of another name, but he is the principal owner of the property and the driver behind the plans for developing it.
He plans to develop a gravel pit on the site and mine it for the next 25 years (in 12 phases). This gravel pit will abut up to the Sundial Farms neighborhood. We are strongly opposed to this plan!
Why We Must Stop the Project
We have serious concerns regarding this project that are numerous and wide-ranging. There is no way to know which of these concerns will come to bear until the project is underway—when it is too late. The only way to allay these concerns is to stop a gravel pit from being built next to our neighborhood in the first place.
Our concerns include:
- Water contamination and drawdown
- Dust in the air (including crystalline silica)
- Noise pollution (truck engines, reverse warning alarms, mining equipment)
- Light pollution
- Wildlife displacement
- Increased truck traffic making roads less safe
- Decreased property values
- Loss of open space and pastoral feeling in our area
We don't think that a mining operation should ever be allowed to be built right next to a neighborhood as Super Aggregates is planning to do.
AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ONE ABUTTING UP TO OUR SUNDIAL FARMS DEVELOPMENT!
A few years ago this same land was targeted by another company to develop a gravel mining operation. It was stopped then, and we can do it again!
Please sign this petition that we will share with government officials from Spring Grove, Fox Lake, and McHenry County as helpful and necessary.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
March 11, 2023
Reached 100 supporters
October 28, 2022
October 27, 2022
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have joined this effort since I started it. If you could send this link to a few neighbors today we might actually reach that one hundred signature milestone before the week is out.
8 Comments
THE TRUCK TRAFFIC WILL BE A NIGHTMARE ON WILMOT. These roads werent built for heavy haulers.
My kids play outside all the time and this is gonna fill the air with dust. No way we want this right in our backyards.
Lived in Spring Grove for 15 years and this is just wrong. Keep the mining away from our houses!
We moved out here for the quiet. Nobody wants to hear backup alarms and dumping trucks all day long starting at 6am.
Property values are gonna tank. Who wants to buy a house next to a gravel pit. Bad idea.
Industrial projects of this nature should not be developed in residential communities. This is only going to hurt property values in Sundial Farms.
Chicago is trying to lift the ban on mining within city limits, it is bad idea anywhere near residents, schools, natural areas. Good luck in your fight, support from Chicago
I absolutely want to stop this gravel pit!
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THE TRUCK TRAFFIC WILL BE A NIGHTMARE ON WILMOT. These roads werent built for heavy haulers.