The Will County Board voted to approve a map amendment and a special-use permit for a clean construction/demolition debris (CCDD) fill operation at 420 Rowell Avenue in Joliet Township (zoning case 25-081). The board took two related votes: a map amendment to rezone the property and a separate vote on the special-use permit for CCDD fill operations.

Attorney Ken Carlson represented the applicant and described mitigation measures including an easement to a private concrete road north to Washington Street that the applicant said could divert truck traffic away from Rowell Avenue near a school. The applicant acknowledged earlier procedural issues: the operator had proceeded with filling activities before securing certain county development permits and received a notice of violation; the application seeks to remedy zoning nonconformance and obtain a development permit.

Landowner Gary Schumel described prior intermittent dumping activity at the site and said the ownership and plant operator would cooperate to reduce impacts; he estimated a small number of on-site employees during filling and described maintenance/overlay commitments for an adjacent township road. Board members pressed for enforceable limits on truck counts, details on the private easement and confirmation that the operation would accept only defined 'clean' materials (concrete without rebar, reclaimed asphalt, stone, uncontaminated soil). Staff and the applicant said reporting rules and load inspections are part of compliance protocols.

The special-use permit passed after roll-call voting following public testimony from union representatives, residents and local contractors who spoke both for jobs and for mitigation. Conditions attached include compliance with county site-development permit requirements and addressing flood-plain and wetlands issues as identified by regulators. The board also voted on several related zoning matters on the same agenda.