Lake County Illinois - File #: 09-1179

• File #: 09-1179
• Version: 1
• Name: Wadsworth Road and IL Rte. 131 Intersection Improvements; Advance Right-of-way Costs: Appropriation
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/28/2009
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 2/10/2009
• Title: Joint resolution appropriating $360,000 of Matching Tax funds for title commitments, property appraisal, and other advance right-of-way costs associated with the proposed improvements to the intersection of Wadsworth Road (County Highway 17) and IL Rte. 131 and designate as Section 03-00033-12-CH.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/10/2009	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
2/4/2009	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass
2/4/2009	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass

Title

Joint resolution appropriating $360,000 of Matching Tax funds for title commitments, property appraisal, and other advance right-of-way costs associated with the proposed improvements to the intersection of Wadsworth Road (County Highway 17) and IL Rte. 131 and designate as Section 03-00033-12-CH. 

Staff Summary

•                     Wadsworth Road and IL Rte. 131 Intersection Improvements; Advance Right-of-way Costs: Appropriation

•                     Phase II (Design Engineering) has progressed to identifying right-of-way needs for 53 parcels for the improvement.

•                     Prior to the acquisition of right-of-way, title commitments, property appraisals and other advanced right-of-way acquisition work needs to be performed.

•                     An appropriation of $360,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds is needed for these services.  

Body

                     WHEREAS, Wadsworth Road (County Highway 17) is a designated route on the county highway system; and

                     WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the motoring public if the intersection of Wadsworth Road at IL Rte. 131 could be improved by widening and  resurfacing and modernization of existing traffic control signals; and

                     WHEREAS, Lake County by and through its Division of Transportation has caused to be prepared preliminary plans and right-of-way plats, said plats identifying right-of-way needs; and

                     WHEREAS, Lake County by and through its Division of Transportation and in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transportation now needs to  obtained title commitments, property appraisals and incur other advance right-of-way costs associated with the proposed improvement .

                                          NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that there is hereby appropriated $360,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds for title commitments, property appraisals, and other advance right-of-way costs associated with the proposed improvements to the intersection of Wadsworth Road and IL Rte. 131 and designated by Section 03-00033-12-CH.

Dated at Waukegan, Illinois, on this 10^th day of February A.D., 2009