The Peoria Journal Star today reports that Timberline Mobile Home Park has been cited by the Illinois EPA for twice the acceptable level of arsenic in its well water. Unfortunately, the yard stick was moved the first of the year. The "acceptable" level went from 50 parts per billion to 10 ppb.
Arsenic is a sometimes naturally occurring component of some well water. Last year they were well (no pun intended) within the limits - this year they face fines or worse. Sigh . . .
The PJS also seems miffed that Timberline and the other development mentioned are owned by "out-of-towners". I don't know what the population of Timberline is, but I doubt if there are a whole bunch of investors located there - maybe they mean Goodfield - or Peoria. I don't think Cat is owned by "townies". I'm not sure about the PJS. That angle seems a quasi-populist spin which is specious to its core. Let's just look at the facts and not whether the landlord lives on site.
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