I am a resident of DeKalb County Board

District 6. One of the most important local issues in the upcoming

election is the planned expansion of the county landfill.

The current County Board District 6

member, Steve Walt, voted yes to create the 17-county dump that is

going into Cortland at the county landfill.

His opponent, Bob Brown, strongly

opposes the expansion of the landfill.

Such an expansion would increase the

risk of air pollution with harmful gases and odors such as hydrogen

sulfide, increase the risk of hazardous chemical entering our

ground water, lower property values in the surrounding

neighborhoods, not to mention damage our county’s public image, and

ultimately, the overall attractiveness to attract potential new

businesses, residents, and NIU students and visitors.

I will be voting for Bob Brown on Nov.

2 and would strongly encourage my neighbors in district to help

save our high quality of life in DeKalb County and vote for Bob

Brown on Nov. 2.

Lisa Wilcox

DeKalb resident