Thorny feud over Ajax gravel pits stretches through 1967
Bloomingdale and Roselle confront Ajax Land and Gravel Co in a long running dispute over a residential mining area. Complaints include dangerous water holes, noise, dust, and poor fencing. Zoning bylaws and amortization clauses sparked lawsuits for public nuisance and ordinance violations as Krass shifted operations to a landfill and later a lake plan.
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Bloomingdale
Ajax Co
Bloomingdale Village Board
Ajax
Joseph Krass
Krass
Krass Defends Ajax Sand and Gravel on Flood Claims
Krass Sr. of Ajax Sand and Gravel Co. outlines steps to ease Foster Avenue flooding linking it to Roselle’s drainage. He proposes a trench across his land to the creek, a fence, and a berm while noting his crews work 10 hours daily at 32 dollars per hour to relieve water buildup. County health inspectors find no sanitary violations. the pit is clay lined and daily covered.
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Joseph E. Krass
Ajax Sand and Gravel Co
Bloomingdale
Roselle
Ajax Co
The
Register
Krass
Lake Street
Foster Avenue
Springbrook Creek
Erv Heyden
Meyers
Ajax
Springbrook
DuPage County
Heyden
Medinah Country Club
Joe
Cooperation Earns Ground in Ajax Gravel Dispute
Bloomingdale mayor Robert S. Meyers Jr. says cooperation with Roselle and Ajax Co. is improving as talks continue over the gravel pit near Foster Avenue. The villages funded a law firm to investigate dumping while awaiting court action. negotiations focus on safety fencing, drainage fixes, and converting the site to a sanitary landfill or park use.
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Robert S. Meyers Jr
Bloomingdale
Ajax Co. Operation
Krass
Bloomingdale Village Board
Roselle
Ajax Co
County Forest District
Residents Press Drainage Fix Over Blocked Easement
Roselle resident John Onoby and neighbors demand action after Ajax Sand and Gravel Co owner Joseph Krass partially blocked an easement drainage route. He warns the trench and dam created flooding Foster Avenue yards and urges citizen involvement to fix the storm system before spring thaw.
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John Onoby
Foster Ave
Roselle
Joseph Krass
Ajax Sand and Gravel Co
Bloomingdale
Onoby
Foster Avenue
Krass
Onobys
Kras
Ajax Conforms: Ajax Co. landfill meets county rules said
Meyer O L Meyer chief sanitary engineer at DuPage Health Dept says Ajax Sand and Gravel Co in Bloomingdale complies with sanitary landfill ordinances. Inspections occur weekly with monthly soil tests. no dangerous bacteria found near seepage. Residents report rats but Meyer notes rats stay near burrows and not at the dump. Major issue is operator inexperience. Krass cooperative with suggestions and suggestions followed.
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O. L. Meyer
DuPage County Health Department
Ajax Sand and Gravel Co
Bloomingdale
Meyer
Ajax Co
Ajax Gravel Pit
Joseph Krass
Krass
Health Department
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Ajax Land and Gravel Co
Tance
Joe Krass
Gravel Company
I. F. Hitzman
County Health Department
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