Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 18-4528

• File #: 18-4528
• Version: 1
• Name: Foxconn Resolution
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/25/2018
• In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• On agenda: 6/27/2018
• Final action: 7/25/2018
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE REDUCTION OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION STANDARDS IN WISCONSIN FOR THE PROPOSED FOXCONN DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, Foxconn Technology Group ("Foxconn") is a manufacturer of computer, communication and electronics; and WHEREAS, Foxconn is constructing a fabrication plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin to manufacture LCD glass panels. Mount Pleasant is in Racine County, Wisconsin; and WHEREAS, the proposed plant is sited at the headwaters of the Des Plaines River and is located approximately 50 miles from the border of Cook County; and WHEREAS, Cook County shares the Des Plaines Watershed Region, and our water and air resources are all interconnected; and WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin has passed legislation that waives environmental regulations for the Foxconn plant; WHEREAS, the legislation allows Foxconn to fill 26 acres of wetlands with dredged materials without an Environmental Impact Study or input from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; an...
• Sponsors: LARRY SUFFREDIN, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, LUIS ARROYO JR, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, GREGG GOSLIN, EDWARD M. MOODY, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
7/25/2018	1	Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee	recommend for approval	Pass
7/25/2018	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass
6/27/2018	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE REDUCTION OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION STANDARDS IN WISCONSIN FOR THE PROPOSED FOXCONN DEVELOPMENT

WHEREAS, Foxconn Technology Group ("Foxconn") is a manufacturer of computer, communication and electronics; and

WHEREAS, Foxconn is constructing a fabrication plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin to manufacture LCD glass panels. Mount Pleasant is in Racine County, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, the proposed plant is sited at the headwaters of the Des Plaines River and is located approximately 50 miles from the border of Cook County; and

WHEREAS, Cook County shares the Des Plaines Watershed Region, and our water and air resources are all interconnected; and

WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin has passed legislation that waives environmental regulations for the Foxconn plant;

WHEREAS, the legislation allows Foxconn to fill 26 acres of wetlands with dredged materials without an Environmental Impact Study or input from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and

WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency exempted Racine County, Wisconsin from air quality requirements for ozone, allowing Foxconn to avoid having to install stringent pollution control equipment; and

WHEREAS, the Foxconn plant will divert approximately 7 million gallons of water from Lake Michigan a day; and

WHEREAS, the greatest natural resource Cook County has is Lake Michigan and the proposed plant will adversely affect that resources; and

WHEREAS, there has been no stormwater management plan for the proposed plant, even though the plant will encompass thousands of acres of farmland; and

WHEREAS, the Des Plaines River has had significant flooding and removing permeable land at the headwaters of the River will likely increase the downstream flood risk; and

WHEREAS, without a proper study of all potential environmental impacts of the plant, it is unknown if there will be adverse effects to the environment and population of Cook County

NOW, THEREFO...