Title
Resolution to end the establishment of a Lake County Special Service Area for the installation of sanitary sewers in the Forest Haven Subdivision.
Staff Summary
• An ordinance proposing establishment of a SSA was authorized by County Board action on March 16, 2010 and set the date, time and location for the public hearing to consider establishment of the Forest Haven SSA.
• The public hearing was held on April 15, 2010 at 7:00 PM at the St. Basil Serbian Orthodox Church, 27450 N. Bradley Road, Mettawa, Illinois, 60045.
• The ordinance proposed the formation of SSA #15 however if an objection petition signed by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the electors within the SSA territory and at least fifty-one (51%) of the owners of record of property within the SSA territory is received within the 60 days following the adjournment of the public hearing then this SSA may not be established, and shall not be proposed within the next two years.
• An objection petition was submitted to the County which needed 93 signatures of electors and 94 signatures of owners of record in order to stop the SSA establishment.
• Of the petitions received 117 electors (64%) and 118 owners of record (64%) signed the objection petitions.
• This resolution stops the establishment of the Forest Haven Special Service Area and authorizes that the Special Service Area not be reinitiated within the next two years.
Body
WHEREAS, the County Board of Lake County (the “County Board”) is authorized to establish special service areas for the purpose of providing special services to designated areas within its boundaries pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution and 35 ILCS 200/27-5 et seq. (“SSA Law”), and Section 5-15010 of the Counties Code, 55 ILCS 5/1-1001 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the property owners and registered voters in the Forest Haven Subdivision of unincorporated Lake County submitted a petition signed by more than 60% of the property owners and registered voters requesting the County Board to establish a special service area for the purpose of providing sanitary sewer service to their area; and
WHEREAS, the County Board approved a Proposing Ordinance at their March 16, 2010 County Board Meeting which established a public hearing date and time and further established certain provisions related to a proposed Special Service Area #15; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held at 7:00 p.m. on April 15, 2010 at the St. Basil Serbian Orthodox Church, 27450 N. Bradley Road, Mettawa, Illinois 60045 to consider establishment of the Forest Haven SSA; and
WHEREAS, per special service area law if a petition signed by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the electors residing within the proposed special service area and by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the owners of record of the land included within the boundaries of the proposed special service area is filed with the County Clerk within sixty (60) days following the final adjournment of the public hearing, objecting to the establishment of the special service area, then the special service area shall not be established and shall not be proposed within the next two years;
WHEREAS, a petition was submitted, which was signed by more than 51% of the property owners and 51% of the registered voters objecting to the establishment of Special Service Area #15 within the Forest Haven subdivision.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, that the Forest Haven Special Service Area #15 shall not be established and shall not be proposed within the next two years.
DATED at WAUKEGAN, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, on this 8th day of June, A.D. 2010.