York Township Democrats Adopt Resolution Opposing Navistar Deal

At our last meeting, on Wednesday 2/17, York Township Democrats passed a resolution in opposition to Navistar. If you are not familiar with Navistar, some details are below.


If you are and are opposed to it, please let the county board members know by attending the next county board meeting:


County Board Meeting
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
DuPage County Board Room
Jack T. Knuepfer Administrative Building
421 N. County Farm Road
7:30 P.M.


Lobbying efforts start at the grass roots level. This our opportunity to make a change!


Carol Davis, York Township Democrats Chair


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Press Release       For Immediate Release           February 19, 2010

At the meeting on 2/17/10 the York Township Democratic organization took a position opposing the proposed Navistar heavy industrial diesel engine testing complex that is being supported by $1 Million of our tax dollars from DuPage County, to be built in Lisle, IL at the northeast corner of Naperville and Warrenville Roads.

Carol Davis Chair of the York Township Democratic organization explained that the resolution passed is as follows:

Whereas Navistar proposes to store nearly 160,000 gallons of diesel fuel in an environmentally-sensitive location and near numerous residential domiciles, and there are numerous risks associated with such storage, including large scale loss of life and destruction of property,


Whereas Navistar's proposed activities would cause long-term disruption of the peace and environmental damage risks, and definite long-term air pollution in residential and environmentally sensitive areas,


Whereas Navistar's proposed activities would destroy many living trees and reduce precious forest preserve acreage,


Whereas Navistar would have to transport explosive hazardous materials near residential areas on a long-term and ongoing regular basis,


Whereas Navistar's proposed facility would require major zoning variances to re-purpose technical corridor land,


Whereas Navistar's proposed activities and actions would seek special tax exemptions and likely have a negative impact on the local tax base for a long time to come,


Whereas Navistar's proposed facility would likely result in the consolidation and elimination of other existing facilities and operations, including the removal of existing jobs in other financially-challenged areas in an extremely-stressed macro-economic environment with little or no guarantee of any permanence at the proposed new facility,


Be it hereby resolved and affirmed that the York Township Democratic Organization opposes the proposed new Navistar Facility, and will not grant aid nor comfort to such a proposition at the expense of local security and environmental quality, nor at the expense of Navistar's existing employees at other locations, wherever they may be.


Approved by YTDO on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010.

Carol Davis explains ”The York Township Democrats have a tradition of supporting good government while seeking protection of our environment. This deal proposed by the DuPage County Chairman Schillerstrom and supported by DuPage County Board members Jeff Redick, Brien Sheehan, Patrick O’Shea and all the other Republican Board members is not good government and is bad for our environment.”

She concludes “The York Township Democratic Organization supports the efforts of the Citizens for Healthy Development that is leading the fight to stop this terrible deal for Navistar and encourages everyone to get more information at their website: www.citizensforhealthydevelopment.org”

More information about the York Township Democratic Organization can be found at: http://www.yorkdemocrats.org/contact.php