R-18-14VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. R-18-14
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING EXECUTION OF AND COMPLIANCE
WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND LAWS FOR THE FOXCONN DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin recently passed legislation waiving environmental regulations for
and providing various incentives to Foxconn/Upstream Development (Foxconn/Upstream) for the construction
of manufacturing facilities within Racine County along the Wisconsin -Illinois border in the headwaters of the
Des Plaines River; and
WHEREAS, the action allows Foxconn/Upstream to fill 26 acres of wetlands with dredged materials
without an Environmental Impact Study, or input from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at a site that is in the
headwaters of the Des Plaines River, resulting in detrimental impacts upon the people of and properties within
downstream areas including areas within a downstream Lake County area that has already suffered billions of
dollars in damage from flooding; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified 51 areas in 22 states that do
not meet air quality requirements for ozone and exempted Racine County which is known to have heavily
polluted air. If Racine County had been designated a non -attainment area by the EPA, it would have required
Foxconn/ Upstream to install stringent pollution control equipment; and
WHEREAS, the commercial Foxconn/Upstream development will divert approximately seven million
gallons of water per day from Lake Michigan — a primary source of drinking water for residents of Lake
County; and
WHEREAS, the Foxconn/Upstream development is expected to treat and return over four million
gallons of water to Lake Michigan through the Racine Wastewater Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, additional development and infrastructure improvements required to support Foxconn are
likely to result in additional impervious pavement and filling of more wetlands; and
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WHEREAS, the actions to fast track the Foxconn/Upstream development will unilaterally impose
negative impacts outside the political and geographical boundaries of Wisconsin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS, we urge and support the following:
1. We urge our neighbors and counterparts in the State of Wisconsin to immediately reconsider any
actions relative to the Foxconn/Upstream Development that waive enforcement of, or compliance with all
applicable regulations and laws which could compromise the environmental integrity and resiliency of
natural resources to the detriment of the people and property in Lake County; and
2. With regard to the Foxconn/Upstream project and any and all future development projects
upstream of Lake County, we urge our local and state counterparts in Wisconsin and federal agency
counterparts to uniformly apply and enforce all applicable regulations and laws as 10.3 Packet Pg. 95
written without any exemptions, waivers or variances to ensure negative impacts are not imposed on the
residents of downstream Lake County; and
3. We support the Illinois Attorney General, Illinois General Assembly and Illinois agencies in
taking whatever actions possible to protect Lake County and the State of Illinois against the loss of water
resources, potential flooding, and other ecological impacts from this development; and
4. We fully support business development and recognizes that many Lake County residents will be
positively impacted by the employment potential presented by Foxconn. Our objection is not to the
evolvement of Foxconn, but rather to the negative effect it may have on our communities; and
5. We support coordination and cooperation between the appropriate political and professional
leaders in both Illinois and Wisconsin with the jurisdiction over and/or interest in the Foxconn development
in Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin.
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PASSED this 6th day of August
AYES: Benton, Oppenheim, Seiden, Shapiro, Struthers
NAYS: ,Tester
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
APPROVED this 64" day of
ATTEST:
Vill ge Cler
2018.
August , 2018.
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